Russia Accuses US , of Violating Treaty With , Nevada Nuclear Test.
On October 20, Russia told state media outlets that
it is closely monitoring experiments conducted by
the United States at a nuclear test site in Nevada.
'Bloomberg' reports that the Department of Energy (DOE)
said the October 18 tests were conducted in order to , "validate new predictive explosion models." .
According to the DOE, the models can be
used to help detect atomic blasts occurring
in other countries, even deep underground.
Corey Hinderstein, deputy administrator for
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation at the National Nuclear
Security Administration, said the U.S. test was meant to , "advance our efforts to develop new technology
in support of U.S. nuclear nonproliferation goals.".
Russia's Interfax News Agency said that Dmitry Peskov,
the Russian presidential press secretary, told the press
that Moscow was aware of and monitoring the situation.
Russia's Interfax News Agency said that Dmitry Peskov,
the Russian presidential press secretary, told the press
that Moscow was aware of and monitoring the situation.
Earlier, the Federation Council [of the
Federal Assembly of Russia] stated that
the underground tests on October 18
in Nevada should be given an international
legal assessment, since the United States
is a signatory to the Comprehensive Nuclear
Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and is obliged
to refrain from violating this agreement, Via Interfax.
Fox News reports that the timing of the U.S. test is notable, as it
comes directly after Russian lawmakers announced their plan
to revoke Moscow's ratification of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. .
While the treaty, which bans all nuclear explosions
across the entire planet, was adopted in 1996,
it has never been fully enforced.
China, India, Pakistan, North Korea,
Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S.
have never ratified the treaty. .
China, India, Pakistan, North Korea,
Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S.
have never ratified the treaty. .
China, India, Pakistan, North Korea,
Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S.
have never ratified the treaty. .
China, India, Pakistan, North Korea,
Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S.
have never ratified the treaty. .
China, India, Pakistan, North Korea,
Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S.
have never ratified the treaty. .
China, India, Pakistan, North Korea,
Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S.
have never ratified the treaty. .
China, India, Pakistan, North Korea,
Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S.
have never ratified the treaty. .
China, India, Pakistan, North Korea,
Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S.
have never ratified the treaty. .
Last week, Deputy Foreign Minister
Sergei Ryabkov said that Russia would
only resume nuclear tests if the U.S. did so first