Nuclear Tests: A step too far?

Key statements of Russian President Vladimir Putin about US nuclear weapon’s tests:

🔹 Putin calls US President Donald Trump’s statement about nuclear tests – a serious issue;

🔹 Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev has sent a telegram to Russia regarding clarification of Trump’s remarks about nuclear testing;

🔹 Russian Security Council has analyzed statements made by US ruling circles regarding nuclear testing;

🔹 Russia has always strictly adhered and keeps strictly adhering to Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty;

🔹 Russia has no Plans to abandon provisions of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty;

🔹 Russia will be forced to take appropriate actions if parties to Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty decide to conduct nuclear tests;

🔹 Putin has instructed the Security Council to collect data, conduct analysis at Security Council site, make proposals on possible start of preparation of nuclear weapons tests.

Key statements of Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov about US nuclear weapon’s tests:

🔹 Washington actively building up strategic offensive weapons;

🔹 Possible US rejection of moratorium on nuclear tests may be step towards destroying the system of global strategic stability;

🔹Bolousov is considering expedient to begin preparations for full-scale nuclear tests immediately at Novaya Zemlya test site;

🔹 The US is going to deploy missiles in Europe, Asia-Pacific region, flight time of which from Germany to central Russia will be 6-7 minutes.

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This conversation is from RT Telegram Channel and starts here:  https://t.me/rtnews/119479.  
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Ria Novosti Telegram Channel and starts here: https://t.me/rianovostieng/34549

I will update this if necessary, once it appears on the Kremlin’s formal site.