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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has issued a stark warning, stating that Moscow will resume nuclear testing if other nuclear-armed powers decide to do so. Speaking at a press conference, Lavrov said that Russia remains committed to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty but will not allow itself to fall behind if the global strategic balance is threatened. His remarks come amid rising international tensions and growing concerns over the erosion of long-standing arms control agreements. Analysts say Lavrov’s statement underscores Moscow’s readiness to respond in kind to any perceived escalation from the West.  #Russia #Lavrov #NuclearTests #Moscow #BreakingNews #APT #GlobalSecurity #NuclearWeapons #InternationalRelations #ArmsControl #ColdWar #Geopolitics #WorldNews #NuclearWarning #RussiaNews #NuclearTension

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00:00He said that Trump's decision, and I quote, to resume nuclear testing was dictated by

00:23geopolitical considerations. There remains no technical need for them. That's a very strong

00:31statement. I don't know to what extent the author I just quoted understands the gravity of what he said.

00:53But we must clearly understand this in the light of the fact that, as we said, there is no technical

00:59need for this kind of testing. And then he completed the thought for us, saying that the goal, in fact,

01:09is geopolitical. And what could be a geopolitical goal for the United States? Dominance, if it

01:17involves nuclear weapons. But this is alarming. It is a significant departure from the concept

01:24that Reagan and Gorbachev had endorsed.

01:40Our fundamental position was outlined by Vladimir Putin two years ago, in 2023, when,

01:47answering a question on the matter during one of his speeches, he said that if any of the nuclear

01:52powers tested a nuclear weapon, not a carrier, not a critical test, but a nuclear weapon test,

01:58Russia would do the same.

01:59We are also prepared to discuss the suspicions our American colleagues have raised regarding our

02:21secretive activities deep underground.

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02:28We are also prepared to discuss with our American colleagues the resumption of preparatory work for

02:39the summit they proposed between the leaders of Russia and the United States.

02:43If and when our American colleagues renew their proposal and are ready to begin preparations for

02:53the summit, so that it can truly be productive, Budapest will, of course, be our preferred venue.

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