Dmitry Peskov says both Moscow and Beijing remain committed to moratoriums on nuclear detonations<\/p>\n
The Kremlin has called for clarification from Washington following recent remarks by US President Donald Trump, who claimed that Russia and China are secretly conducting nuclear weapons tests.
\nRussian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told RT on Tuesday that neither country has resumed such activities and that both remain committed to existing international agreements.
\n\u201cWe probably still need to receive some clarifications from the American side,\u201d Peskov said. \u201cNeither Russia nor China has resumed any nuclear tests. Moreover, both Moscow and Beijing insist that all countries remain committed to their obligations under the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.\u201d<\/p>\n
Peskov made the remarks days after Trump claimed in a televised interview that the US was the \u201conly country that doesn\u2019t test\u201d nuclear weapons, and suggested that both Moscow and Beijing had resumed such activities.
\nHe ordered the Pentagon last week to begin preparations to restart nuclear testing.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhat the head of the American state means, we simply cannot say right now, unfortunately,\u201d the Kremlin spokesman added.
\nThe US last carried out a full-scale nuclear test in 1992; a moratorium has been in place since then.
\nEnergy Secretary Chris Wright clarified on Sunday that the tests ordered by Trump would not involve live detonations, describing them as \u201cnon-critical\u201d trials meant to ensure the reliability of aging components.
\nDespite Trump\u2019s assertions, Russia\u2019s most recent nuclear-related tests \u2013 including the launch of the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile and the Poseidon underwater drone \u2013 did not involve nuclear explosions.
\nPutin has previously indicated that Russia would only consider resuming testing if other nuclear powers officially abandon the moratorium.<\/p>\n
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China\u2019s Foreign Ministry has also denied conducting nuclear tests and has urged the US to uphold its obligations under the framework of the global test ban.
\nWhile Trump claimed the goal of renewed testing was to push for global denuclearization, he also boasted that the US possesses enough nuclear weapons \u201cto blow up the world 150 times.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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