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Russia awaits US clarifications on nuclear tests, TASS cites Kremlin
- On Nov 05, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed top officials to draft proposals on resuming nuclear weapons tests, directing ministries to gather information and submit plans to the Security Council.
- On Oct. 30, U.S. President Donald Trump signalled resuming nuclear tests on an equal basis with Russia and China, prompting Moscow's response last week.
- Defence Minister Andrey Belousov said Novaya Zemlya test site forces and facilities are ready for rapid nuclear tests and urged immediate preparations citing U.S. weapons modernisation.
- If the United States conducts tests, President Vladimir Putin warned Russia must take appropriate actions, while security analysts say a resumption would be destabilising and Moscow revoked CTBT ratification in 2023.
- Explosive atomic tests in the 21st century have been limited to North Korea most recently in 2017, with no other country carrying out such detonations; U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday planned U.S. tests will not include nuclear explosions.
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Analysts continue to puzzle over what the US president had in mind when he ordered the new weapons testing.
The Russian leader recalled that, despite these threats, the Kremlin would not conduct these tests until other nuclear powers made them.
The Russian president called for a thorough analysis of Washington's intentions and contingency plans for a possible resumption of the nuclear testing program
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