Putin withdraws Russia's ratification of global nuclear test ban treaty
Source: Reuters
Nov 2 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a law withdrawing Russia's ratification of the global treaty banning nuclear weapons tests, a step condemned by the organisation which promotes adherence to the landmark arms control pact.
The move, though expected, is evidence of the deep chill between the United States and Russia, whose ties are at their lowest level since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis over the war in Ukraine and what Moscow casts as Washington's attempts to stymie the emergence of a new multipolar world order.
Moscow says its deratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is merely designed to bring Russia into line with the United States, which signed but never ratified the treaty. Russia will not resume nuclear testing unless Washington does, say Russian diplomats.
Nor, they say, will the move change the nuclear posture of Russia, which has the world's largest nuclear arsenal, or the way it shares information about its nuclear activities as Moscow will remain a treaty signatory.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-revokes-russias-ratification-nuclear-test-ban-treaty-2023-11-02/
Oh, great. More nuclear testing soon? Great!
NewHendoLib
(60,022 posts)MLAA
(17,335 posts)Hmmmm.
How did he do that if he's dead???
ck4829
(35,091 posts)Think. Again.
(8,435 posts)...pretty much every nation on the planet.
Voltaire2
(13,194 posts)We are tottering at the edge here. On the other hand North Korea is an eminently stable regime. Same family has been in charge since the end of WW2.
Perhaps stability isn't sufficient?
sakabatou
(42,176 posts)Then again, one wonders just how much of the Russian stockpile actually works due to the lack of maintenance and age.
PSPS
(13,617 posts)The need for nuclear testing with bombs blowing up (underground, deserted islands, etc.) was obviated decades ago.
2naSalit
(86,802 posts)Alluding to the resumption of such "testing".
Joinfortmill
(14,467 posts)Javaman
(62,534 posts)russia has quietly mentioned resuming nuke testings. it serves basically no purpose other than waging their dick around. and the other, which scares me, they sign a deal with Iran to provide them with nuclear tech.