PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 31: American papers discuss US President Donald Trump's nuclear reset that "revives a Cold War debate". Next: the British tabloids are on fire after Andrew is stripped of his royal "prince" title. Finally, how much is too much when it comes to Halloween decorations? 

After Donald Trump's nuclear announcement, The New York Times writes that his move "revives a Cold War debate". The paper says that the announcement prompted "visions of a return to the worst days of the Cold War", when the United States, Russia and China were detonating nuclear weapons in outer space and underground. The paper writes that "it was an era of terrifying threats and counter-threats", and that all of the testing was supposed to end with the so-called Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty that nations agreed to in the mid-1990s. The Washington Post cites experts who say that the nuclear restart could take years and cost millions: a simple test can cost as much as $100 million. Some experts also argue that physical testing is "outdated" and could just give a push to the arms race that it wants to counter. But the paper also explains that some proponents of nuclear testing say that it is necessary to combat "a rising proliferation threat" from countries like Russia, China and North Korea. 

The Atlantic writes that "Trump is very confused about nuclear weapons". The article then fact-checks his Truth Social announcement. Trump says that the US has the most nuclear weapons; the paper says it's actually Russia. Then Trump says that China needs five years to catch up with Russia and the United States. The Atlantic says that this is only possible if China produces 1,000 nuclear bombs per year, which is very ambitious. Finally, modernisation of the US nuclear arsenal had actually already started under then-president Barack Obama, the paper adds, contrary to what Trump claims.

An opinion piece in The New York Post supports Trump's nuclear policy, saying it was "about time". The article says that Trump's announcement is a "victory of common sense over superstition". It says that if tests are controlled and contained, there is "no good argument for not conducting them" and that they are a central part of US defence. 

We turn next to the UK, where Andrew has been stripped of his royal "prince" title over his ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The story is all over the front pages: "Finally", says The Daily Mirror. "Andrew stripped of his 'prince' title and home", writes The Times. "The Andrew formerly known as Prince", writes The Sun in a clever pun. "BANISHED", reads The Daily Mail. "Andrew humiliated" says The Independent. The Daily Mail calls it a "sensation" and says that Andrew is being sent to live in Norfolk in a "final humiliation". The paper also says he has "no one to turn to but his daughters" after "the biggest ever fall from grace". The Mirror notes that Andrew still has some perks. He is still in the line of succession – eight in line to the throne, to be precise – and he is also still a counsellor of state, but only on paper. Vanity Fair reminds us that earlier this month, Andrew agreed to stop using his Duke of York title. The Royal Family says we should now call him Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. 

Finally, we end with some Halloween stories. An opinion piece in The Telegraph says, "Come on Britain, it’s time we embraced Halloween like America". The author writes that the celebration of the Brits is "pale" in comparison to the States. But perhaps people in the US are trying a little too hard. The New York Times asks: "Have Halloween decorations become too scary?" Dismembered bodies, blood everywhere, jump scares: what we see on the streets of Brooklyn is far from the cosy imagery of pumpkins, witches and spiders. Some parents share that their kids have been traumatised, while some neighbours have lodged complaints, and others simply wonder what "twisted impulses" are lurking in the minds of Americans.

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