US EditionRussia 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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Following the words of his counterpart, Donald Trump, who ordered the Pentagon on October 30 to "start testing" American nuclear weapons, Vladimir Putin said this Wednesday, November 5th, to consider a resumption of nuclear tests, if and only if the United States started them.
Putin Signals Russia May Restart Nuclear Tests if U.S. Does
Russian president Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that Russia would consider resuming nuclear tests if the United States does the same, convening a security council meeting in response to U.S. president Donald Trump’s recent comments. Trump had earlier instructed the Pentagon to “start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis” with Russia and China. Putin ordered the defense and foreign ministries, as well as security services, to gath…
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