A Trump administration official said that a remote seismic station in Kazakhstan measured an “explosion” in western China on June 22, 2020. China denies conducting a test.

WASHINGTON — The United States is ready to carry out low-yield nuclear tests to match alleged secret explosions by China and Russia, ending a decades-old moratorium, a senior official said Tuesday. New START,

This development comes amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington. According to a report by Axios citing sources familiar with the matter, the United States could be moving closer to a broader military confrontation with Iran.

Officials have ruled out earthquakes or mining as the source of a 2.75-magnitude event in 2020 near China's nuclear test site.

The allegations were leveled by U.S. officials late last week. Arms control experts worry that norms against nuclear testing are unraveling.

Iranian officials promptly attributed the smoke to reeds catching fire along the adjacent riverbank, ruling out any building explosion. The Parand Fire Department reported that firefighters were on the scene tackling the flames,

The United States on Friday accused China of carrying out a secret nuclear test in 2020 as the Trump administration calls for a broader nuclear weapons agreement including both China and Russia.

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At a event in Washington D.C., A U.S. official said a remote earthquake in 2020 was caused by a Chinese nuclear test.

A nuclear engineer examines how visual effects artists interpret the size and power of nuclear explosions. The reaction compares cinematic portrayals with real-world physics, explaining what’s accurate and what’s exaggerated.