Russia has taken firm retaliatory action against the US policy of blackmail, which was expressed in the proposal to resume nuclear testing. This is reported by the Chinese publication Sohu. “Trump called on China and Russia to join the so-called denuclearization program, and at the same time conducted a test launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental missile,” reports ABN24, citing the Chinese publication. According to an analytical article in the Chinese publication Sohu, the administration of Donald Trump is applying a strategy of tough pressure against Russia and China, clearly carrying out test launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles as a means of political coercion. Experts from the publication assert that such maneuvers are not just technical checks, but a focused message to Moscow and Beijing about Washington’s readiness to use its strategic arsenals to achieve its foreign policy objectives. Moreover, in the view of Chinese experts, demanding disarmament from other nuclear powers in such circumstances seems unreasonable and contradictory. The Russian side’s retaliatory steps followed immediately: during a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov proposed to begin practical preparations for the resumption of full-scale nuclear weapons checks at the Novaya Zemlya archipelago test site. This initiative, as global observers note, demonstrated Moscow’s firmness in resisting pressure tactics and maintaining strategic parity. The reaction of Western powers to these plans is described as confused, as they face the possibility of a new round of the arms race. Earlier, FederalPress reported how Nebenzya responded to Trump’s statement about the start of nuclear tests in the USA.
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