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Putin signs law on Russia's withdrawal from the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

2023-11-02 17:15:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
Putin signs law on Russia's withdrawal from the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law withdrawing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), according to the Russian Government's website.

The lower and upper houses of the Russian legislature unanimously approved the measure in October before it reached Putin's desk.

The text of the law was published on Russia's official legal portal and creates the legal framework to cancel the ratification of the 1996 treaty.

The United States signed but did not ratify the treaty, and Russian government officials say revoking their ratification is to create parity in nuclear deterrence.

The state-backed TASS news agency reported that a Kremlin spokesman said the law does not mean Russia will resume nuclear tests.

Last month, the Russian government conducted exercises that simulated a nuclear attack to "check the level of readiness of military command bodies, as well as the capabilities of leadership and operational personnel."

The tests included missile launches from TU-95MS bombers, missile launches from a nuclear submarine and intercontinental ballistic missile launches from near Moscow against a target 3,600 miles away in Russia's far east./ CNA





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