"In this regard, I instruct the Foreign Ministry, the Defence Ministry, the special services, and the corresponding civilian agencies to do everything possible to gather additional information on this matter, have it analysed by the Security Council, and submit coordinated proposals on the possible first steps focusing on preparations for nuclear weapons tests, Putin said. Moscow has not carried out nuclear weapons tests since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991."
"The US leader cancelled a planned summit with Putin in Hungary in October, before imposing sanctions on two major Russian oil firms a day later the first such measures since Trump returned to the White House in January. Trump then said on October 30 that he had ordered the Department of Defense to immediately resume nuclear weapons testing on an equal basis with other nuclear-armed powers."
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed top Kremlin officials to draft proposals and preparations for a possible resumption of nuclear weapons testing. He stated that if the US or any Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty signatory conducts tests, Russia would be obliged to take reciprocal measures. He ordered the Foreign Ministry, Defence Ministry, special services, and civilian agencies to gather information, have it analysed by the Security Council, and submit coordinated proposals on initial steps. Moscow has not tested nuclear weapons since 1991. Rising tensions with the United States followed cancelled summits, sanctions, and US orders to resume testing amid criticism of Russian weapons development.
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