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Why Trump’s Nuclear Test Order Is A Massive Own-Goal | News Round-Up

Why Trump’s Nuclear Test Order Is A Massive Own-Goal | News Round-Up

Update: 2025-10-31
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In this news round-up of the week, Trump orders a resumption to nuclear testing - a move that would have major global consequences, and apparently he did so on a complete misunderstanding of reality. The Netherlands election shows that far-right populism can be reversed where it is taking hold in Europe. A MAGA-friendly major German influencer is the first to take up Trump's invitation to seek asylum in the United States. And we pick up on stories on China, and Bill Gates covered earlier in the week. And I answer questions on Trump's ICE private militia and whether Russia is about to imminently collapse. Let's jump in.

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Why Trump’s Nuclear Test Order Is A Massive Own-Goal | News Round-Up

Why Trump’s Nuclear Test Order Is A Massive Own-Goal | News Round-Up

Mallen Baker