DAILY STAR
Russia is on the verge of pulling out of a treaty banning it from performing nuclear missile tests with fears they are pushing the world closer to the edge of World War 3 after events in Israel.
Despot President Vladimir Putin has often thrown around the threat of nuclear war ever since he first ordered his troops to invade neighbouring Ukraine in early 2022. And while he has yet to push the big red nuclear button – thankfully – it has now been claimed that he wants to pull the country out of a nuclear missile test treaty.
Earlier this month, Putin made a speech during an appearance at the Valdai Discussion Club, which was only really reported by local media. In it, he touched on nuclear weapons, and his comments have now snowballed into the possibility of the country performing nuclear weapons tests.
He said on October 5: “Let me remind you that there are two reasons stipulated in the Russian Military Doctrine for the possible use of nuclear weapons by Russia.
“The first is the use of nuclear weapons against us, which would entail a so-called retaliatory strike. “But what does this mean in practice? The missiles are launched, our early warning system detects them and reports that they are targeting the territory of the Russian Federation –this happens within seconds, just so that everyone understands – and once we know that Russia has been attacked, we respond to this aggression.
