Seoul: US President Donald Trump has announced the immediate start of new nuclear weapons tests, citing testing programs in other countries in a post on his Truth Social platform.

According to Ghana News Agency, Trump stated, “Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis.” He indicated that the process would begin immediately but did not specify which weapons would be tested.

The announcement was made shortly before a scheduled meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea.