Putin holds out possibility that Russia could resume nuclear testing


  • World
  • Friday, 06 Oct 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to present state awards in Moscow, Russia, August 2, 2023. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Kremlin via REUTERS/ File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held out the possibility that Russia could resume nuclear testing for the first time in more than three decades and might withdraw its ratification of a landmark nuclear test ban treaty.

Putin, the ultimate decision maker in the world's biggest nuclear power, also said Moscow had successfully tested a nuclear-powered and nuclear-capable cruise missile - the Burevestnik - whose capabilities he has called unmatched.

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