In an effort to enhance the United States' capability to detect low-yield nuclear explosions worldwide, a subterranean chemical explosion was conducted in Nevada by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
According to DW, this experiment took place at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) and aimed to advance technologies supporting U.S. nuclear non-proliferation objectives. The use of such experiments is expected to reduce global nuclear threats by improving the detection of underground nuclear test explosions.
During the explosion, high-powered chemical explosives and radioactive markers were utilized, as reported by the U.S. Department of Energy. In response to these underground chemical experiments by the United States, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for the Russian President, stated that the Kremlin is closely monitoring the situation. He emphasized that both the United States and Russia are signatories to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), but neither has ratified it. Furthermore, Russia recently passed a law in the State Duma to withdraw from the CTBT.
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1996. While Russia ratified the treaty, the United States and China did not. The Soviet Union last conducted a nuclear weapons test in 1990, followed by the United States in 1992.
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