00:00The United States views the testing of its nuclear capabilities
00:05as a prudent measure.
00:07U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told reporters that,
00:11before attending the ASEAN, U.S. Defense Minister's high tea on Saturday.
00:15Thank you for hosting us.
00:16What kind of nuclear would you be testing?
00:18We'll comment on that later.
00:20Of course, we have very capable nuclear capabilities,
00:23and testing them is only prudent.
00:24But do you think you have succeeded in regaining trust
00:27of all the regional partners?
00:30Well, I don't think we lost it.
00:31And we're very focused in the Indo-Pacific.
00:33We've been a Pacific country for a very long time.
00:36We're never gone and aren't going anywhere.
00:39We're really proud of the partnership we have here at ADMN Plus and in ASEAN.
00:43Beautiful country, beautiful folks.
00:44We're glad to be here.
00:46Meanwhile, President Donald Trump reaffirmed plans to resume nuclear testing
00:50during a media session aboard Air Force One
00:53en route to Palm Beach, Florida on Friday.
00:56However, he stopped short of confirming whether the tests would include underground detonations
01:01similar to those conducted during the Cold War.
01:04We'll find out very soon, but we're going to do some testing again.
01:06Other countries do it.
01:07If they're going to do it, we're going to do it.
01:09Trump had earlier announced that he had directed the U.S. military
01:13to restart nuclear weapons testing after a 33-year halt,
01:17a move widely seen as a message to rival powers China and Russia.
01:22He announced that on social media aboard Marine One while en route to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping
01:27for trade talks in Busan, South Korea.
01:29Good to meet you.
01:30Good to meet you.
01:36We're pleasure to see you again.
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