The growing back-and-forth between the US and Russia over possible nuclear exercises seems to have no end, meaning both countries are already in a fully dangerous scenario. Kremin this Sunday denied the statements of Russian President Vladimir Putin. ordered the start of preparations for carrying out a nuclear test. After giving that instruction Recently, the US President, Donald Trump. Nevertheless, Russian officials have admitted, in a clear reference to the US government, that they have announced the resumption of nuclear tests in their country in response “if the partner country conducts nuclear tests.” “Act in the same way.”
This was announced by Dmitry Peskov, Spokesman of the Russian Presidential Administration, in a statement on a television program. Moscow. kremlin, putin The program, broadcast every Sunday on Russian state television, emphasized that: President Putin: “I have not given the order to start preparations” Because first you need to understand “do you need to do it?”
“This must be a very serious, well-founded and carefully considered decision. Our experts will now address this issue,” the spokesperson added, recalling that Putin had repeatedly said: Russia is deeply committed to banning nuclear testsas stated in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty established in 1996 among the world’s major countries.
“We’re not going to do them. But if they do, we’ll have to do the same.” Peskov also warned, adding that the Russian government is still trying to understand what exactly the White House meant when it ordered its military to test nuclear weapons under the pretext that other countries are also conducting nuclear tests.
White House leaders therefore announced such a decision on October 30, after Russia conducted nuclear force exercises with cruise missiles and the unmanned nuclear submarine Poseidon over the past two weeks. Nevertheless, they received assurances from Russia that these moves were simply problematic. Testing of two new generation weapon systems Through nuclear propulsion. After they learned of President Trump’s decision and publicly criticized it, the Kremlin said, “This cannot in any way be interpreted as a nuclear test.”
Russian authorities also acknowledged that The White House was informed about the launch from Moscow. Tests were carried out on the Burevestnik cruise missile on October 21st and on the unmanned submarine Poseidon on October 28th. Considering this, and the impact it had on the US administration, he expressed confidence that the information was “properly conveyed to President Trump.”
Despite all this, a Kremlin spokesperson reiterated this Sunday: “Neither Russia nor China has tested nuclear weapons.”However, he said he “completely understands” what the Russian president wants to say. “He always acts on it,” he declared.
Russia guarantees to continue without explanation
Along the same lines as Mr. Peskov, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also expressed regret this Sunday that it had not received any explanation from the United States as to why it had resumed its nuclear weapons test program. “We have not yet received any explanation through diplomatic channels.” “What did President Trump mean when he announced the resumption of nuclear tests?” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
“We are not yet clear When referring to an experiment using a projectile carrying a nuclear warhead“Are he talking about so-called ‘subcritical’ tests (maintenance tests that don’t actually cause a nuclear reaction) or a resumption of really large-scale nuclear tests,” he added at a press conference reported by Russia’s TASS news agency.
So far, Russia has only received the same information that the US representative has been publicly expressing in recent days, namely the following statement: It also doesn’t elaborate on what exactly they consist of. Nuclear tests ordered by Washington. Indeed, for Lavrov, comments of this kind show that even the White House leadership’s subordinates “have not clarified what it means to be the president of the United States.”
The secrecy surrounding these tests has come to light in recent days from President Trump himself, who admitted last Friday that his country intends to conduct nuclear tests “soon.” He declined to say what kind of evidence it contained. And whether it involves underground explosions, a type of experiment that the United States has not conducted in 33 years.
“They’ll know very soon. We’re going to test right away. Other countries are testing, and if they’re going to test, we are going to do them” was all the president said on Air Force One en route to Florida. “I’m not going to say exactly what I’m going to do or where I’m going to do it.” He spoke frankly in front of reporters.
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