However, Donald Trump refused to specify whether it would also involve the detonation of a nuclear warhead. In October, Trump already ordered the resumption of tests after 33 years. His announcement comes shortly after Russian strategic forces exercises.
The United States will test its nuclear weapons as other countries do, US President Donald Trump said on Friday. However, he refused to specify whether these plans also include detonating a nuclear warhead. It was reported by the Reuters agency, writes TASR.
- US President Trump announced plans for nuclear tests.
- The tests should include non-critical explosions without a chain reaction.
- Russia responded to the announcement by preparing for its own tests.
- Trump’s move sparked an international debate about nuclear tests.
Trump did not explain what tests he ordered
“I don’t want to tell you about it, but we’re going to do nuclear testing like other countries,” Trump told reporters aboard the presidential jet while en route to Florida.
In October, Trump made a surprise announcement that he had ordered the US military to immediately resume nuclear weapons testing after 33 years. However, he has not yet explained what tests he ordered to be carried out. His energy minister, Chris Wright, said that it should not be real nuclear explosions, but rather so-called. non-critical explosions that do not involve a chain reaction.
The statement of the head of the White House was preceded by the announcements of the Russian President Vladimir Putin about the exercises of the strategic nuclear forces and the tests of the new weapons Burevestnik and Poseidon, which can carry nuclear warheads. The Kremlin emphasized that it was not a nuclear test, as defined by international agreements.
Moscow is said to be ready to resume nuclear tests
In response to Trump’s move, Putin instructed the relevant ministries and secret services to analyze the situation and then submit proposals for the possible start of preparations for nuclear tests.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was willing to discuss possible US concerns, but was also ready to resume nuclear tests if any other nuclear power did the same.
The United States last tested a nuclear weapon in 1992, Moscow two years earlier during the existence of the Soviet Union.
