Resuming nuclear weapons testing is ‘responsible’: PResuming nuclear weapons testing is ‘responsible’: Pentagon chiefentagon chief

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said Friday the US president’s surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing was a “responsible” move.

“We need to have a credible nuclear deterrent. That is the baseline of our deterrence,” said Hegseth. “Having understanding and resuming testing is a pretty responsible, very responsible way to do that.”