Russia Nuclear Test: Putin Orders Nuclear Test Proposals After Trump’s Shock Remarks

Russia Nuclear Test: A new nuclear race may be on the horizon. Days after Donald Trump directed the Pentagon to restart U.S. nuclear testing, Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed his top officials to draw up proposals for possible nuclear weapons tests. Putin’s order marks a potential break from more than three decades of restraint—Russia hasn’t conducted a nuclear test since the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991. The Kremlin move, reportedly discussed at a high-level meeting with Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, could see preparations begin in Novaya Zemlya, a remote Arctic testing site. Experts warn this could signal the start of a dangerous new phase in global nuclear rivalry.