"Moscow suggests that it will carry out its own nuclear tests if the US resumes testing under Donald Trump's orders. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has suggested that if the United States tests nuclear weapons, Russia will respond in kind. Lavrov cited on Tuesday previous statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin laying out Moscow's policy."
"He stated that if any of the nuclear powers conducts a nuclear weapons test not a carrier test or a subcritical experiment, but an actual nuclear weapons test then Russia will respond in kind."
"Earlier this month, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright whose agency is responsible for the country's nuclear programme said the US will not carry out a nuclear explosion. Rather, Wright told Fox News, the US will test components of nuclear weapons to simulate how they would work and ensure that the systems are operational. I think the tests we're talking about right now are system tests. These are not nuclear explosions. These are what we call noncritical explosions, he said."
Sergey Lavrov warned that Russia will respond with nuclear weapon tests if the United States conducts actual nuclear explosive tests. Lavrov referenced Vladimir Putin's 2023 statement that a full nuclear weapons test by any nuclear power would prompt a Russian response in kind. US President Donald Trump said he directed his administration to resume nuclear testing and instructed the Pentagon to start testing on an equal basis. The United States last tested a nuclear bomb in 1992; Russia's last known nuclear test was 1990 and China's was 1996. Since the CTBT in 1996, only India, Pakistan and North Korea have carried out known nuclear tests. The US Energy Secretary said planned US tests will be system or component tests and not nuclear explosions.
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