Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:45am on 05 Nov 2025,Wednesday International
Pakistan dismissed US President Donald Trump's explosive allegations of secret nuclear weapons testing, stating it "wasn't the first to conduct nuclear tests and won't be first to resume them." A senior Pakistani security official confirmed Islamabad maintains a "unilateral moratorium" despite not signing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Trump told CBS's 60 Minutes that Russia, China, North Korea, and Pakistan conduct underground nuclear tests while America refrained for three decades. China rejected accusations, reaffirming its "self-defensive nuclear strategy" and testing suspension commitment. Pakistan last conducted nuclear detonation in 1998 and supports CTBT objectives. Trump's STRATCOM nominee contradicted claims, telling lawmakers neither Russia nor China conducted explosive tests. North Korea remains the only known recent nuclear tester.
