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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Putin considers nuclear tests after Trump threat
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered top officials to come up with proposals for the potential resumption of nuclear testing for the first time since the end of the Cold War more than three decades ago.Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump instructed the Pentagon to “immediately” start testing nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with nuclear testing programs in other nations.Putin, speaking at Russia’s Security Council, told th…
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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…
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said his country will explore the possibility of further nuclear testing after its American pair, Donald Trump, announced last week that Washington would start nuclear testing programs. “Russia has always complied and continues to strictly comply with its obligations under the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), and we do not intend to deviate from these commitments,” Putin said Wednesday in a meeting …
By Catherine Nicholls, Frederik Pleitgen and Darya Tarasova, CNN. Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country will explore the possibility of conducting new nuclear tests after his US counterpart, Donald Trump, announced last week that Washington would begin nuclear testing programs. “Russia has always strictly adhered to and continues to strictly adhere to its obligations under the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), and we have…
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