Uk Denies Testing 'New Trident' Nuclear Weapons: Nevada Explosion Nuclear Weapons: Nevada Explosion Critics Claim Mod Is Hiding Development of Warheads

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A PLUTONIUM explosion deep under the Nevada Desert on Thursday has re-ignited a fierce argument over the development of new nuclear weapons.

Evidence suggests that the test, conducted jointly by Britain and the US, was partly meant to help design new warheads, though this is strongly denied by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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Uk Denies Testing 'New Trident' Nuclear Weapons: Nevada Explosion Nuclear Weapons: Nevada Explosion Critics Claim Mod Is Hiding Development of Warheads

Critics also accuse the two governments of undermining the international effort to ban nuclear tests and reverse nuclear proliferation. The test betrayed their policy as "do as w...

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