Russia has sent Donald Trump a bone chilling nuclear warning after the US President announced plans to resume testing of America’s atomic weapons. The White House appears to have finally lost patience with Vladimir Putin’s nuclear sabre rattling.
The Kremlin has repeatedly threatened to plunge the world into a nuclear holocaust, as it desperately tries to deter NATO members from providing lethal military aid to Ukraine – in particular long-range missiles like the Tomahawk. In recent days, Russia has stepped up its nuclear grandstanding, carrying out a series of drills and tests meant to impress and intimidate. The Kremlin generalissimo personally oversaw drills carried out by his nuclear forces, before his army conducted a test launch of its fearsome Burevestnik missile.
Nicknamed Skyfall by NATO, the nuclear-capable weapon can pierce any defence shield and has “unlimited range”.
Russia has also been talking up the capabilities of its Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater drone, that’s currently under development.
The Kremlin claims it will be able to generate a 500-metre-high radioactive tsunami upon detonation, potentially wiping out entire coastal cities.
However, the US President has decided to call Putin’s bluff, announcing plans to resume nuclear testing after a hiatus of over 30 years.
In a post to his Truth Social website, Trump said: “Because of other countries’ testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.”
Trump’s declaration appeared to catch the Kremlin off guard, forcing it to issue a panicky response.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov insisted that the US had not informed Russia about its plans to resume nuclear testing.
He then ominously warned that if any country withdraws from the moratorium on nuclear testing, then “the Russian Federation will act accordingly.”
Peskov said that the US and Russia were not currently discussing any reduction to their nuclear arsenals. He added the Kremlin had not received any proposals from the White House about the new START treaty, but did not believe that talks with the US had reached a deadlock.
The last US nuclear weapons test was in 1992, before former Republican President George HW Bush issued a moratorium as the Cold War ended.
