Trump Accuses Pakistan of Nucle@r Tests | Pakistan Rejects Claim

Trump Claims Pakistan Recently Conducted Nucle@r Weapons Tests

WASHINGTON / ISLAMABAD | November 3–4, 2025 —
In a high-profile interview on 60 Minutes, U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that several nations—including Pakistan—are secretly conducting nuclear‐weapons tests, and used this claim to justify his directive to resume U.S. nuclear testing. (Dawn)

“Russia’s testing, and China’s testing, … and certainly North Korea’s been testing. Pakistan’s been testing,” Trump told the interviewer, adding: “They test way underground where people don’t know exactly what’s happening with the test.” (The Times of India)

🛑 Pakistan’s Official Response

The government in Islamabad swiftly rejected the allegation. A senior Pakistani security official told CBS News:

“Pakistan was not the first to carry out nuclear tests and will not be the first to resume nuclear tests.” (www.ndtv.com)
The statement reaffirmed Pakistan’s long‐standing moratorium on nuclear explosive tests, first declared in 1998. (mint)

📌 Context and Implications

• Pakistan’s last publicly confirmed nuclear weapons tests took place in May 1998 (code-named Chagai-I and Chagai-II). (Wikipedia)
• The country is not a signatory to the Comprehensive Nuclear‑Test‑Ban Treaty (CTBT) but has committed to a unilateral moratorium.
• Experts say there is no verifiable evidence that Pakistan has resumed full nuclear explosions, and that Trump’s claim may reflect suspicion of “sub-critical” or delivery-system tests rather than full detonations. (Al Jazeera)

🌍 Global Repercussions

The allegation arises at a time of mounting concern about a renewed nuclear arms race. Trump’s decision to end the U.S. moratorium on nuclear‐weapons testing, citing other countries’ alleged activities, has slowed global efforts at non‐proliferation and triggered fresh scrutiny of states including Pakistan, China and Russia.