Russia Warns America Against Possible Nuclear Weapons Tests!
Before the new US President Donald Trump took office, there was extreme tension between Russia and America over possible nuclear weapons tests. The Russian administration, led by Putin, has already sent a warning message to America regarding these potential issues. On Friday, December 27, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned the incoming Trump administration that Moscow was seriously considering the possibility of its own nuclear weapons tests in the near future in response to US nuclear weapons tests.
In fact, US President Donald Trump took a strong stance against the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) after assuming office for the first time from 2017 to 2021. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) was originally signed in 1996 at the United Nations under Russian leadership, which banned large-scale nuclear tests and explosions for both military and peaceful purposes worldwide. However, the Trump administration had previously discussed whether nuclear weapons could be tested in violation of the CTBT.
Despite the Putin administration's hopes, Donald Trump has not yet made any comments or provocative statements on this sensitive issue. Meanwhile, during the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war that began on February 24, 2022, the Putin administration and its defense department have threatened nuclear attacks on various countries, especially several NATO countries, more than fifty times. However, international military analysts now consider this an outdated and unrealistic Russian strategy.
A resolution was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (CTBT) on September 10, 1996, to protect the world from the radiation of nuclear weapons. However, it never came into effect because eight countries, including the United States, did not ratify the treaty. In October 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that since the United States did not ratify the CTBT, Russia would withdraw its ratification, and a law was passed in the Russian Parliament regarding this matter. On November 2, Putin officially signed the law withdrawing Russia's ratification of the CTBT.
On the eve of World War II, America secretly tested the first atomic bomb in Alamogordo, New Mexico, in July 1945. Moreover, in the same year, on August 6, 1945, the United States introduced humanity to a dangerous and deadly nuclear weapon by launching nuclear attacks on two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for the first time in human history, killing millions of civilians. This event marked the beginning of a long-term nuclear weapons testing competition among the world’s influential countries.
According to Wikipedia, as of the current year 2024, a total of 9 countries around the world may possess about 12,119 nuclear and thermonuclear weapons/warheads in their arsenals. Of these, the United States military currently has approximately 5,044, while Russia has around 5,580 nuclear weapons in its arsenal. Additionally, China currently has 500, France has 290, the United Kingdom has 225, Pakistan has 170, India has 172, Israel has 90, and North Korea has an estimated 50 low-yield nuclear weapons. However, this information may not correspond to reality for logical reasons.
In addition to maintaining a vast stockpile of nuclear weapons, these countries have also tested nuclear weapons underground, in the ocean, and even in the atmosphere at various times. According to Wikipedia, the United States alone conducted about 1,030 nuclear tests from 1945 to 1992. In addition, Russia conducted 715, the United Kingdom 45, France 210, China 45, India 6, Pakistan 2, and North Korea has conducted a total of 6 nuclear tests so far. However, although Israel is believed to have 90 nuclear weapons, it remains unknown whether the country has conducted any nuclear tests.
Sources: Wikipedia, Reuters, Independent.
Sherazur Rahman, Teacher and Writer, Singra, Natore, Bangladesh. Email: sherazbd@gmail.com.
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