US President Donald Trump said this Friday (11/14) aboard Air Force One that Washington would “soon begin” nuclear tests, which it has abandoned since 1992. Republicans say the US plans to “conduct nuclear tests like any other country” and needs to “level the playing field” with its strategic rivals.
President Trump declared, “I don’t want to go into detail about this, but we will conduct a nuclear test just like any other country.”
The US leader emphasized that the US “has more nuclear weapons than any other country,” with Russia occupying “second place,” and China, which is still “far from third” but will reach Washington “within four or five years.”
Despite the verbal escalation, Trump said he wanted to “move toward denuclearization” and hinted at the possibility of an agreement between the three major nuclear powers: the United States, Russia and China. “That would be the best thing,” he said.
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The Kremlin had rejected the charges.
The statement came amid renewed diplomatic tensions. Earlier this week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied the US president’s accusation that Russia and China had resumed nuclear tests. According to the prime minister, the allegations are “not consistent with reality.”
Lavrov said Russia and the United States jointly participate in an international system to monitor underground explosions, ensuring transparency.
He reiterated that President Vladimir Putin had not issued an order to resume nuclear tests, but only called for a technical assessment of infrastructure and capabilities without violating the treaty. Tests with non-nuclear warheads will continue to be permitted.
Moscow’s reaction intensified after President Trump ordered the US to resume testing, a decision that violates the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), which the US has not yet ratified but is a signatory to.
Russia’s National Security Council warned that the measures threatened global strategic stability, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned that further tests could weaken international security.
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