“ Russian Defense Minister Andriy Belousov said that Russia needs to prepare full-scale nuclear tests “due to the actions of the United States.” Source: Bilousov during the meeting of the head of the Kremlin Vladimir Putin with the members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, who is quoted by the Russian media. Details: The USA is going to deploy missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, the flight time of which will be 6-7 minutes from Germany to Central Russia, Belousov said. The head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted that Moscow must maintain its nuclear potential and act adequately in response to Washington’s steps. Belousov believes that the possible rejection of the US moratorium on nuclear tests could be a step towards the destruction of the system of global strategic stability. In turn, Putin instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, special services and relevant civilian agencies to prepare proposals on the feasibility of starting work on preparations for nuclear tests. At the same time, the leader of the aggressor state stated that “Russia has always strictly adhered to and is adhering to its obligations under the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and we have no plans to deviate from these obligations.” Background: US President Donald Trump announced at the end of October that he had instructed the Pentagon to “immediately begin testing the United States’ nuclear weapons.” US Vice President J.D. Vance said that Donald Trump’s statement about the potential resumption of nuclear tests is related to the need to keep it functioning. Trump’s statement on the resumption of nuclear weapons tests as a warning to the Russian Federation has divided Congress: Republicans welcome the decision, while Democrats consider it a dangerous measure of revenge. Trump’s statement about nuclear weapons came against the background of Kremlin master Vladimir Putin’s praise of tests of the Burevisnyk cruise missile with a nuclear power plant. Trump said his country has “enough nuclear weapons to blow up the world 150 times” and he doesn’t want the United States “to be the only country that doesn’t test” nuclear weapons.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Belousov and Putin. photo of the press service of the Kremlin Source: Bilousov during the meeting of the head of the Kremlin Vladimir Putin with the members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, who is quoted by the Russian media
Details: The US is going to deploy missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, the flight time of which will be 6-7 minutes from Germany to Central Russia, Belousov said.
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The head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted that Moscow must maintain its nuclear potential and act adequately in response to Washington’s steps. Belousov believes that the possible rejection of the US moratorium on nuclear tests could be a step towards the destruction of the system of global strategic stability.
In turn, Putin instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, special services and relevant civilian agencies to prepare proposals on the feasibility of starting work on preparations for nuclear tests.
At the same time, the leader of the aggressor state stated that “Russia has always strictly adhered to and is adhering to its obligations under the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and we have no plans to deviate from these obligations.”
Prehistory:
- US President Donald Trump announced at the end of October that he had instructed the Pentagon to “immediately begin testing the United States’ nuclear weapons.”
- US Vice President J.D. Vance said that Donald Trump’s statement about the potential resumption of nuclear tests is related to the need to keep it functioning.
- Trump’s statement on the resumption of nuclear weapons tests as a warning to the Russian Federation has divided Congress: Republicans welcome the decision, while Democrats consider it a dangerous measure of revenge.
- Trump’s statement about nuclear weapons came against the background of Kremlin master Vladimir Putin’s praise of tests of the Burevisnyk cruise missile with a nuclear power plant.
- Trump said that his country has “enough nuclear weapons to blow up the world 150 times” and he does not want the United States “to be the only country that does not test” nuclear weapons.