Democrats fight to block Trump’s 'reckless and unnecessary' call to restart nuclear testing

Democratic senators introduced a bill to limit presidential power over nuclear weapons testing after President Donald Trump suggests resuming tests to match Russia and China.

Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House. 

As a result, Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., introduced the No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act Friday. The measure prohibits the U.S. from conducting a nuclear test unless a foreign state first conducts a nuclear test, and would require Congress to sign off on such nuclear tests.

"Restarting nuclear testing would be reckless and unnecessary," Kelly said in a Friday statement. "We’ve already conducted more than a thousand tests and know our warheads work. This would just risk triggering a dangerous chain reaction, potentially encouraging countries like China to do the same and advance their own technology."