> "With others doing testing, I think it's appropriate that we do also," Others are only testing the delivery vehicles for nuclear weapons (missiles, submarine

> "With others doing testing, I think it's appropriate that we do also," Others are only testing the delivery vehicles for nuclear weapons (missiles, submarines), not the nuclear weapons themselves. So "Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis" may also mean that the weapons won't be detonated in these tests.