FOX News: US conducts nuclear test in Nevada hours after Russian move to revoke global test ban
The test came hours after Russian lawmakers said they plan to revoke the ratification of a global nuclear test ban treaty
The U.S. conducted a high-explosive experiment at a nuclear test site in Nevada hours after Russia revoked a ban on atomic-weapons testing, which Moscow said would put it on par with the United States.
Wednesday's test used chemicals and radioisotopes to "validate new predictive explosion models" that can help detect atomic blasts in other countries, Bloomberg reported, citing the Department of Energy.
"These experiments advance our efforts to develop new technology in support of U.S. nuclear nonproliferation goals," Corey Hinderstein, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation at the National Nuclear Security Administration, said in a statement. "They will help reduce global nuclear threats by improving the detection of underground nuclear explosive tests.
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Update #1: US Nuclear Test Raises Concerns of New Arms Race With Russia -- Bloomberg
Update #2: US sends stark warning to Putin with nuclear test hours after threat to revoke global ban -- Express
WNU Editor: Talk about sending a signal to the Kremlin. This U.S. test comes just hours after the Russian parliament voted to take the first step in walking away from the nuclear test ban treaty .... Russian parliament moves to rescind ratification of global nuclear test ban (AP).
Update #3: Of course they are closely watching .... Russia is closely monitoring US nuclear test in Nevada, Putin’s spokesperson says (FOX News). More here .... Russia verifying information on underground blast in Nevada — senior diplomat (TASS).
Update #4: The Kremlin has said that it will not test a nuclear weapon first .... Nuclear tests may resume under certain circumstances — Russian envoy in Vienna (TASS). But this US test is raising the prospects that Russia will do the same .... US May Have Given Russia Green Light to Test Nuclear Weapons (Newsweek).