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Russia Reconsiders Nuclear Weapons Test Ban: CTBTO Expresses Concerns
In a recent development, Russia is preparing to revoke its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). However, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Russia will only conduct a nuclear test if the United States does likewise. Russia signed the CTBT in 1996 and ratified it in 2000.
The Russians may be preparing to conduct a nuclear test, a move that would escalate tensions with the West and likely prompt other world powers to resume nuclear testing. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons, Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, CC BY 4.0
The Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow is currently preparing a draft law that would require Russia to revoke its ratification of the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). Drafting of the relevant legislation is in full swing. The Russian parliament has ten days to finalize the details. The announcement, published…
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