Belousov proposes immediate preparation for nuclear tests

President Putin held a face-to-face meeting with the Security Council members. At the beginning of the session, they discussed US President Donald Trump’s statement on resuming nuclear tests. Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin asked the president about Russia’s potential response. The head of state requested Defense Minister Andrey Belousov to elaborate on this.’The US is accelerating the modernization of its strategic offensive weapons,’ the minister began. He noted that the US’s departure from the moratorium on nuclear testing would be a logical continuation of their arms control system destruction policy.