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US President Donald Trump.
After Vladimir Putin ordered a test of a nuclear-capable underwater drone; Donald Trump also ordered the War Department to “begin testing” US nuclear weapons.
Last weekend, the Russian Armed Forces successfully tested the , a new nuclear-capable and propelled cruise missile, designed to have “unlimited range” and bypass existing defenses.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putinordered a test with a nuclear-capable underwater drone: the .
Challenged by his Russian counterpart and under the pretext that others are also carrying out these types of actions, Trump then ordered nuclear weapons testing to begin in the US.
The ad does direct reference to Russia and China: “It seems like everyone is doing nuclear testing, but we have more nuclear weapons than any other country. We stopped testing years ago, but now with other countries testing…”
“Due to testing programs carried out by other countries, I asked the War Department to start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal footing. This process will start immediately”, declared the North American President, on the social network he owns, Truth Social.
“I HATE doing this, but I have no alternative”
“Given the tremendous destructive power, I HATE doing this, but I have no alternative! Russia is second and China is a very distant third, but it will be at the same level in five years,” Trump added.
On Sunday, the Russian President congratulated the successful final test of the Bourevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, with “unlimited range” and capable of neutralizing, according to Putin, practically all interception systems.
“This is inappropriate,” Trump reacted, calling on Vladimir Putin to instead “put an end to the war in Ukraine.” The Russian leader did not react to the criticism.
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According to Moscow, the Poseidon drone is nuclear-powered and can also carry atomic payloads.
“No other device in the world compares to this one in terms of speed and depth” at which it operates, assured the Kremlin leader, stating that “there is no way to intercept it”.
