This bill would change section 4210 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act to ban explosive testing of nuclear weapons or any other nuclear explosion conducted by the United States. It would also bar use of funds authorized for fiscal year 2026 or otherwise made available in any fiscal year to conduct such explosive tests or other nuclear explosions. The bill clarifies that it does not limit the United States' authority to conduct subcritical nuclear tests. It defines a subcritical nuclear test as a nuclear test of fissile materials that are not capable of sustaining an explosive nuclear chain reaction.
If enacted, the United States could not carry out explosive nuclear weapon tests, and federal funds could not be used for explosive tests or other nuclear explosions. Tests that are subcritical, meaning they cannot produce an explosive chain reaction, would still be allowed under the bill's language.
The bill explicitly prohibits using funds authorized for fiscal year 2026 or otherwise made available in any fiscal year to conduct explosive nuclear tests or other nuclear explosions. No publicly available information on overall costs, savings, or budgetary estimates is provided in the text or metadata supplied.
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