Putin Might Be Close to Shooting Off a Nuclear Test… for the First Time in 30+ Years
Rumors are spreading quicker than the last Cold War heatwave: a senior Russian military analyst, Dmitry Stefanovich, has warned that President Vladimir Putin could decide to fire up the nuclear testing machine at the old Soviet Arctic site, Novaya Zemlya.
What’s Motivating the Buzz?
- Members of the Russian Centre for International Security (RCIS) and the Russian Academy of Sciences see a “closeness” to this missile‑testing scenario, not seen since the Soviet Union’s hey‑day.
- Western leaders are gearing up for what could be a historic pencil‑and‑ink tug‑of‑war. Their eyes are on Moscow—whether the next order flips the switch.
- Stefanovich brazenly compares the situation to North Korea’s recent nuclear tests, noting that the next “generation” of commanders could bump up the nuclear conversation to shouting level.
Why the Site Matters
The Novaya Zemlya archipelago, a remote Arctic playground, cradles the super‑expensive hardware that Russia still needs to verify their warheads. Meanwhile, a tech‑savvy crew claims they could skip live tests—by simply pointing scientific arguments—for the next decade or lie‑ing into the next fifteen years.
While the government’s top brass is mum (the old guard keeps all the secrets locked up in dark rooms), Lieutenant General Andrey Gurulev’s ghost‑written social‑media message was a sweet spot: “We’re fully combat‑ready.” Still, the ones in charge: Rear‑Admiral Andrei Sinitsyn, the facility’s director, delivered a definitive “Ready‑to‑burn” forecast.
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