The US conducted a powerful experiment on the day when the Russian Federation refused a ban on nuclear trials

This is stated on the official website of the National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA). Yes, it is about a sub -surface chemical explosion, which was conducted at the Nevadsky National Security Object (testing ground). "These experiments are promoting our efforts to develop new technologies to support the US goals in nuclear non -proliferation," Kori Hinderstein, NNSA deputy administrator on nuclear non -proliferation, said.

"They will help reduce global nuclear threats by improving the detection of underground tests of nuclear explosives. " During the experiment performed in an underground tunnel, chemical fugas explosives and radio traspreads were used. The explosion was controlled by profile scientists as well as employees of the US Army Engineering Corps. "The experiment will help to check the new predictive models of explosions and algorithms for their detection.

Measurements were made using accelerometers, seismometers, infrasound sensors, electromagnetic sensors, chemical and radioactive samples, as well as meteorological sensors," NNSA said. The Nead test landfill, which was conducted by the above explosion, is one of the largest nuclear landfills in the United States. According to open data, since 1951 928 nuclear explosions were conducted at the facility. The latest nuclear trials were conducted there in 1992.

Since then, only underground explosions have been conducted, which do not reach critical mass. On October 18, the State Duma in the second and third readings adopted a law on the withdrawal of ratification of the Agreement on a comprehensive prohibition of nuclear testing. A day earlier, on October 17, the speaker of the Lower House of State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin stated that such a decision was made in connection with the "irresponsible attitude of the United States to global security".