Putin tells officials to submit plans for possibly resuming nuclear tests

Russian president Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered officials to submit proposals for a possible resumption of nuclear tests in response to President Donald Trump’s statements last week that appeared to suggest the US will restart its own atomic tests.

Speaking at a meeting with his Security Council, Mr Putin reaffirmed his earlier statement that Moscow will only restart nuclear tests if the US does so first.