US EditionRussia's Lavrov says work under way on Putin's order on possible Russian nuclear test
Russia is preparing proposals for a nuclear test in response to the US decision to resume testing, raising tensions between the two nuclear powers, officials said.
- On Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said work has begun on President Vladimir Putin's directive from the Security Council meeting on November 5 to develop proposals for a possible nuclear test.
- On Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin directed senior officials to draft proposals for a possible Russian nuclear test in response to US President Donald Trump's announcement last week.
- Moscow has called on the United States to clarify President Donald Trump's remarks, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow has not received any official clarification.
- Russian officials told reporters that the public will be informed of the results, Maria Zakharova said at a Friday briefing in Moscow.
- Amid sharply deteriorated ties between Russia and the United States, Russia has not conducted a nuclear test since the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and maintains the largest nuclear arsenal with the U.S.
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