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| | [[U.S. President Donald Trump]] announced upcoming [[nuclear test]]s on October 30, 2025 saying that other countries—including Russia and China—are already engaged in them, which they were not. | | [[U.S. President Donald Trump]] announced upcoming [[nuclear test]]s on October 30, 2025 saying that other countries—including Russia and China—are already engaged in them, which they were not. |
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| − | If the [[United States]] or other parties to the [[Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty]] (CTBT) conduct nuclear tests, Russia will take “adequate actions.” This was stated by [[Russian President Vladimir Putin]] on November 5, 2025 at a [[television|televise]]d Russian Security Council meeting.<ref>http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78403</ref> | + | If the [[United States]] or other parties to the [[Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty]] (CTBT) conduct nuclear tests, Russia will take “adequate actions.” This was stated by [[Russian President Vladimir Putin]] on November 5, 2025 in a [[television|televise]]d Russian Security Council meeting.<ref>http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78403</ref> |
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| − | He instructed the Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry, and special services to prepare proposals on the feasibility of beginning work to prepare for nuclear tests.
| + | Putin instructed the Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry, and special services to prepare proposals on the feasibility of beginning work to prepare for nuclear tests. |
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| | At the same time, he stressed that Russia has always strictly adhered—and continues to adhere—to its obligations under the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and has no plans to deviate from those obligations. | | At the same time, he stressed that Russia has always strictly adhered—and continues to adhere—to its obligations under the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and has no plans to deviate from those obligations. |
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| − | Defense Minister [[Andrei Belousov]] proposed starting preparations for full-scale nuclear tests in response to U.S. actions. “The readiness of the forces and facilities of the central test site on the [[Novaya Zemlya]] archipelago allows it to be carried out in a short time,” he said. | + | Defense Minister [[Andrei Belousov]] proposed starting preparations for full-scale nuclear tests in response to [[U.S.]] actions. “The readiness of the forces and facilities of the central test site on the [[Novaya Zemlya]] archipelago allows it to be carried out in a short time,” he said. |
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| | The head of the [[Russian Foreign Intelligence Service]], [[Sergey Naryshkin]], reported at the meeting that the United States has not yet specified exactly what Donald Trump meant when he spoke about nuclear tests, although Russian [[diplomat]]s had sent a corresponding request to explain. | | The head of the [[Russian Foreign Intelligence Service]], [[Sergey Naryshkin]], reported at the meeting that the United States has not yet specified exactly what Donald Trump meant when he spoke about nuclear tests, although Russian [[diplomat]]s had sent a corresponding request to explain. |