Energy Secretary Chris Wright says that new tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions.

The US fired a Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) early Wednesday, testing America’s national defense as President Trump called for re-starting the country’s nuclear weapons

Trump orders immediate resumption of U.S. nuclear weapons testing to match global programs, citing Russia and China's advancing capabilities in major policy shift.

Pakistan has rejected Donald Trump’s claim that it is among a handful of nations actively testing nuclear weapons. A senior Pakistani security official told CBS News his country was “not the first to carry out nuclear tests and will not be the first to resume nuclear tests".