Novaya Zemlya facility prepared for resumption of nuclear tests

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30 Nov, 2024
Novaya Zemlya facility prepared for resumption of nuclear tests

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in an interview with TASS that Russia was considering a resumption of nuclear tests amid the United State’s policy of escalating tensions


MOSCOW, November 30. /TASS/. Russia’s testing ground on the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago is prepared for a potential resumption of nuclear tests, Colonel General Vladimir Verkhovtsev, former chief of the Russian Defense Ministry’s 12th Main Directorate, told TASS.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in an interview with TASS that Russia was considering a resumption of nuclear tests amid the United State’s policy of escalating tensions.

"The testing ground on the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago has been fully prepared for a resumption of nuclear tests for several years now. If the authorized officials make a decision on the matter, we are ready to do that in the near future," Verkhovtsev noted.

The 12th Main Directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry is responsible for the safe-keeping and maintenance of nuclear weapons.

The Soviet Union conducted a total of 715 nuclear tests. The last one took place at the Novaya Zemlya facility on October 24, 1990.

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