00:00I haven't heard of Moscow announcing nuclear tests.
00:05And to say that Washington and Moscow did so simultaneously is probably not entirely accurate.
00:13As I mentioned in a recent interview with Russian media,
00:16we still haven't received clarification from our American colleagues about what President Trump actually meant.
00:22Whether he meant nuclear tests or carrier tests or so-called subcritical tests,
00:32which don't involve a nuclear reaction and are permitted under the draft treaty,
00:36or rather, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, there's no answer yet.
00:45Just yesterday, there was a meeting, another meeting of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
00:52And at it, the U.S. Representative also didn't give an answer,
00:59although it would seem that God himself ordered, as they say,
01:03that such a forum should clarify what the U.S. President meant.
01:09And you know what else I noticed?
01:12The U.S. administration is still being formed, and many
01:16second- and third-level positions, especially in the Pentagon, are being filled.
01:26Specifically, Robert Kodlick has been nominated for the post of Assistant Secretary of War,
01:31as the head of the Pentagon is now called,
01:34for nuclear deterrence and chemical and biological defense programs.
01:37He testified in Congress a few days ago, I think it was last week.
01:46Naturally, he was grilled about nuclear testing and the current administration's approach to nuclear weapons in general.
01:54He said that Trump's decision, and I quote,
01:57to resume nuclear testing was dictated by geopolitical considerations.
02:03There is still no technical need for them.
02:06That's a very strong statement.
02:13I don't know to what extent the author I just quoted understands the gravity of what he said,
02:18but we should obviously take it in the light of the fact that,
02:21as we said, there is no technical need for this kind of testing.
02:25And then he concluded this thought for us,
02:34that the goal, in fact, is geopolitical.
02:38What could be a geopolitical goal for the United States?
02:42Dominance, if it involves nuclear weapons.
02:49But this is alarming,
02:50a direct indication that this gentleman,
02:53as Assistant Secretary of Defense,
02:55will think in terms of threatening to use nuclear weapons
02:58to achieve the decisions the United States needs in a given region.
03:09And he himself demonstrated many other marvels of double standards
03:13when he said that NATO's nuclear deterrence strategy
03:16could be changed due to the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
03:20We have not announced that we are conducting nuclear tests.
03:32At the well-known meeting of the permanent members of the Security Council,
03:36the President drew attention to President Trump's statement,
03:39who said that Russia has been doing this for a long time,
03:42China has been doing this for a long time,
03:44so we should do the same.
03:48And, as you know,
03:50we immediately contacted our colleagues and explained to them
03:53that there was probably some misunderstanding here.
03:55So, we're waiting for clarification that the President's orders
04:01were not to conduct nuclear tests or even prepare for them.
04:06The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other agencies,
04:09including the Military and Intelligence Services,
04:12have been instructed to analyze the situation
04:14and reach a consensus on the extent to which this situation warrants.
04:18Resuming Nuclear Testing
04:22Our fundamental position was set forth by Vladimir Putin two years ago,
04:29in 2023, when, answering a question on the matter during one of his speeches,
04:35he said that if any nuclear power were to conduct a nuclear weapon test,
04:39not a delivery vehicle, not a subcritical test,
04:42but a nuclear weapon test,
04:44Russia would do the same.
04:45What President Trump said
04:50about the supposedly resumed tests in Russia and China
04:54is true if we're talking about nuclear tests,
05:02nuclear weapons tests.
05:06Other tests,
05:07including subcritical tests without a nuclear chain reaction
05:11and delivery vehicle tests,
05:12have never been banned.
05:15That's why we're trying to clarify this.
05:18No negotiations or consultations are needed.
05:23The US simply needs to say,
05:25OK, we won't raise the quantitative limits
05:28of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty for a year.
05:32At least as long as Russia adheres to this unilateral commitment.
05:36No other action is needed here.
05:44Well, as for whether negotiations on its extension are underway,
05:48no.
05:50I repeat,
05:52the situation here is completely transparent.
05:55The quantitative limits are well known,
05:58and we know what the Americans have,
06:00and the Americans know what they have.
06:01Let's take a year or two.
06:08Well, if you like,
06:10cool down,
06:11analyze the situation,
06:12stop measuring everything through the Ukrainian yardstick,
06:15and look at the responsibility of great powers for global security,
06:19global stability,
06:20primarily in terms of preventing a nuclear war.
06:23We are ready for this.
06:29This has nothing to do with the pressing deadlines,
06:32because an announcement about extending the quantitative restrictions
06:35could be made at any time before February 5th.
06:38Thanks,
06:39the very first time.
06:46My word was guessed by哈哈哈.
06:47But I don't run all 난 back.
06:48Do you think she can entertain me?
06:49We mean the booster of pretend plans that
06:50is now over the late days like that.
06:51In this case,
06:52I think the COVID-19 pandemic,
06:53can have a lot of weather or weather or weather,
06:55or whatever.
06:55Think about you.
06:56Andaman has the certificate to after,
06:57ships around the bid till the whole day.
06:57The time that you do this,
06:58isn't stopping us.
07:00Since now,
07:00means the���ugs
07:03has for it.
07:05So many years.
07:06So many uh,
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