Is Russia conducting Nuclear Test? Moscow issues BIG statement, says President Putin has…, US now plans to…

New Delhi: In a significant development, Russia on Sunday said that President Vladimir Putin has not ordered any nuclear test and that Moscow remains committed to the ban on testing weapons of mass destruction. This came after US President Donald Trump claimed that he had “instructed the Department of Defense to begin testing nuclear weapons.” “We are not going to conduct nuclear tests,” says Peskov

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian TV, “President Putin has repeatedly said that Russia continues to honor its obligations under the ban on nuclear testing. We are not going to conduct any nuclear tests, but if another country does so, we will have to act accordingly to maintain balance.”

Response to US nuclear testing

He said, “However, if Washington actually conducts a nuclear weapons test, Russia will also have to take countermeasures. Nuclear parity is undoubtedly the most important element—perhaps the key component of the entire global security framework at present.”

Russia possesses the largest number of nuclear weapons

It is important to note that Russia currently has 5,459 nuclear warheads, the highest number in the world. Of these, around 1,718 are strategically deployed. The United States ranks second, possessing only slightly fewer nuclear weapons than Russia.

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