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Russia Says It Didn’t Test Nuclear Weapons, but Would if the U.S. Did

Dmitri S. Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, told Russian news agencies that recent drone and missile tests were not nuclear weapons tests.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in a photo released by Russian state media. Russia has not conducted a confirmed nuclear test since 1990.
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Putin Announces Test of Tsunami-Making Nuclear Weapon

The test comes days after President Vladimir V. Putin announced the previous trial of another Russian nuclear weapon.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow this month. He announced the successful test of a nuclear-powered underwater drone on Wednesday.
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