The Trump administration has discussed whether to conduct America's first nuclear weapons test in almost three decades, according to a report in The Washington Post. .

At least one member of the Trump administration prefaced the discussions by claiming that 'both Russia and China are conducting low-yield, underground nuclear tests' of their own.

The Trump administration has discussed whether to conduct America's first nuclear weapons test in almost three decades, according to a bombshell report in The Washington Post.

The United States has not conducted a nuclear weapons test since 1992, and any plans to do so could have dramatic geopolitical consequences.

The United States has not conducted a nuclear weapons test since 1992, and any plans to do so could have dramatic geopolitical consequences. .

'If this administration believes that a nuclear test explosion and nuclear brinkmanship is going to coerce negotiating partners to make unilateral concessions, that's a dangerous ploy,' he added. .

The Trump administration official told The Washington Post that there were 'serious disagreements' about whether the U.S.

One Trump administration official claimed Russia and China had been covertly conducting their own 'low-yield' nuclear weapons tests.

The administration official claims that the proposal to resume U.S.

Marshall Billingslea, who currently serves in the Trump administration as the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing - has previously warned that China may be 'intent on building up its nuclear forces and using those forces to try to intimidate the United States and our friends and allies.' .

The Trump administration is not currently 'pursuing new nuclear weapons designs  but reserves the right to do so if China and Russia refuse to negotiate on their programs.'.

Around 2,000 nuclear tests have been conducted in the past, with more than half of those conducted by the U.S

Around 2,000 nuclear tests have been conducted in the past, with more than half of those carried out by the U.S