"if the united states exercises restraint, russia will not conduct nuclear tests"
2024-09-24
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according to a report by ria novosti on the 23rd local time, russian deputy foreign minister ryabkov said that russia's position on the nuclear test issue has not changed: if the united states exercises restraint and does not conduct nuclear tests, russia will not conduct nuclear tests either.
"as the president of the russian federation said before, we can conduct such tests, but if the united states exercises restraint and does not carry out related activities, we will not do so either," ryabkov said.
ryabkov also reportedly pointed out that the infrastructure of the nuclear test site in russia's novaya zemlya archipelago is ready. he said the move was a response to the united states' efforts to improve its capabilities in this area in recent years.
according to previous reports, in march 2024, putin said in an interview with russian media that the united states has not yet ratified the comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty, and russia has withdrawn its ratification of the treaty in order to maintain parity. russia knows that the united states is developing nuclear weapons technology, and so does russia, but this does not mean that they will start a nuclear war tomorrow. if the united states conducts a nuclear test, it is not ruled out that russia will do the same.
