Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council in Moscow. (Photo: AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his top officials to draft proposals for a possible test of nuclear weapons, in an apparent response to US President Donald Trump’s statements last week.

Putin wants Russia to prepare for nuclear tests

“I am instructing the Foreign Ministry, the Defence Ministry… the special services and relevant civilian agencies to do everything possible to collect additional information on the issue, analyse it at the Security Council and make agreed proposals on the possible start of work on the preparation of nuclear weapons tests,” Putin said in a televised remark on Wednesday.

Speaking at a meeting with his Security Council, Putin reaffirmed

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