The US administration’s decision to resume nuclear weapons testing could undermine President Donald Trump’s efforts to portray himself as a proponent of de-escalation and a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, APA reports quoting The Washington Post.
According to the newspaper, the Trump administration may use these statements as leverage in nuclear arms control negotiations with Russia and China. "But such an escalation could undermine Trump’s recent moves to cement himself as the ‘peace president,’ as he campaigns for the Nobel Peace Prize, and to soothe tensions with the United States’ main geopolitical rival," the article points out.