Pakistan, Nov. 3 -- The United States will resume nuclear weapons testing under orders from President Donald Trump, but without carrying out actual nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright clarified on Sunday.

Speaking to Fox News, Wright said the upcoming "system tests" are designed to verify the functionality of all components in a nuclear weapon except for the detonation itself. "These are what we call non-critical explosions," he explained, adding that the process ensures new nuclear systems are more advanced and reliable than their predecessors.

The announcement follows Trump's directive to restart nuclear testing after a 33-year pause, a move seen as a signal to rival nuclear powers, particularly China and Russia. The dec...