At present, the Russian military department maintains the Novaya Zemlya test site in readiness for a possible resumption of nuclear tests.. This was stated in an interview with TASS source, close to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
As is known, Russian President Vladimir Putin, delivering a traditional address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, He stated, that the United States admits the possibility of conducting a nuclear test. Respectively, and Russia needs to be ready for such a step by a potential adversary and also conduct tests, if required.
The task set by the President of Russia to prepare for nuclear tests will be unconditionally fulfilled. The Novaya Zemlya test site has always been and is maintained in readiness for the resumption of nuclear tests, if necessary- said the interlocutor of TASS from circles close to the military department.
note, that the President of Russia also announced the suspension of the country's participation in the Treaty on the Reduction of Strategic Offensive Arms (DSNV), and the reason for this decision is the unfriendly policy towards our country by the United States and its allies. If the West does not hide the desire to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia, then what kind of similar agreements and inspection trips of American experts to Russian strategic facilities can we talk about?
Earlier in the Russian media it was already reported that, that, if necessary, the Novaya Zemlya nuclear test site will be prepared for the resumption of nuclear weapons testing.