Russia's Nuclear Testing Moratorium Still in Place, Kremlin Confirms

The Kremlin has stated that Russia has not abandoned its moratorium on nuclear testing, dismissing a suggestion by the editor of a state television channel to detonate a thermonuclear device in Siberia as a warning to the West. President Putin has repeatedly warned that any attack on Russia could provoke a nuclear response. The last nuclear tests conducted by the Soviet Union, the United States, France, and China took place in the 1990s. The New York Times recently reported that satellite imagery and aviation data suggest Russia may be preparing to test an experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile.