Russia Accuses US , of Violating Treaty With , Nevada Nuclear Test.<br />On October 20, Russia told state media outlets that <br />it is closely monitoring experiments conducted by <br />the United States at a nuclear test site in Nevada.<br />'Bloomberg' reports that the Department of Energy (DOE)<br />said the October 18 tests were conducted in order to , "validate new predictive explosion models." .<br />According to the DOE, the models can be <br />used to help detect atomic blasts occurring <br />in other countries, even deep underground.<br />Corey Hinderstein, deputy administrator for <br />Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation at the National Nuclear <br />Security Administration, said the U.S. test was meant to , "advance our efforts to develop new technology <br />in support of U.S. nuclear nonproliferation goals.".<br />Russia's Interfax News Agency said that Dmitry Peskov, <br />the Russian presidential press secretary, told the press <br />that Moscow was aware of and monitoring the situation.<br />Russia's Interfax News Agency said that Dmitry Peskov, <br />the Russian presidential press secretary, told the press <br />that Moscow was aware of and monitoring the situation.<br />Earlier, the Federation Council [of the <br />Federal Assembly of Russia] stated that <br />the underground tests on October 18 <br />in Nevada should be given an international <br />legal assessment, since the United States <br />is a signatory to the Comprehensive Nuclear <br />Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and is obliged <br />to refrain from violating this agreement, Via Interfax.<br />Fox News reports that the timing of the U.S. test is notable, as it <br />comes directly after Russian lawmakers announced their plan <br />to revoke Moscow's ratification of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. .<br />While the treaty, which bans all nuclear explosions <br />across the entire planet, was adopted in 1996, <br />it has never been fully enforced.<br />China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, <br />Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S. <br />have never ratified the treaty. .<br />China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, <br />Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S. <br />have never ratified the treaty. .<br />China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, <br />Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S. <br />have never ratified the treaty. .<br />China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, <br />Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S. <br />have never ratified the treaty. .<br />China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, <br />Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S. <br />have never ratified the treaty. .<br />China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, <br />Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S. <br />have never ratified the treaty. .<br />China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, <br />Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S. <br />have never ratified the treaty. .<br />China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, <br />Israel, Iran, Egypt and the U.S. <br />have never ratified the treaty. .<br />Last week, Deputy Foreign Minister <br />Sergei Ryabkov said that Russia would <br />only resume nuclear tests if the U.S. did so first
