A Pakistani official told CBS News that the country "will not be the first to resume nuclear tests" in response to President Trump's assertion in an interview with 60 Minutes that the country has conducted nuclear weapons tests, along with Russia and China.

The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile will take flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Nevada politicians Steven Horsford, Jacky Rosen and Susie Lee have all penned a letter to the Trump administration asking them to reverse course on a possible resuming of nuclear weapons testing.

The head of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, or CTBTO, said on Thursday that any explosive nuclear weapon test would be harmful for global non-proliferation efforts and peace and security.

Experts say reviving the long-dormant testing program could take at least a year and would cost astronomical amounts for each test

The state’s senators and Democratic House members sent a letter on Monday asking the administration to promise not to restart nuclear explosions.

China rejects Trump's claim to 60 Minutes about clandestine nuclear tests, as a senior official seeks to clarify the president's plans for U.S. tests.

Donald Trump has trampled on another taboo, and it’s a good thing. The president said in a Truth Social post that the United States will begin “immediately” testing our “Nuclear Weapons” on “an equal basis” with Russia and China.

The U.S. conducts several intercontinental ballistic missile test launches each year to maintain its nuclear deterrent.