WASHINGTON, May 30 (NNN-BERNAMA-SPUTNIK) — Russia has rejected US claims on the alleged violations of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), Sputnik news service reported, quoting Russian Ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov.
Antonov said these allegations were an attack on the arms control mechanism.
US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley said on Wednesday the United States believes Russia may not be adhering to the nuclear testing moratorium outlined in the 1996 accord.
“We categorically reject these allegations,” Antonov said, noting that the US claims resembled a “well-planned concerted attack not only on Russia but on the arms control regime and the whole strategic stability architecture.”
The diplomat said he had been surprised that the issue had not been brought up during bilateral consultations but had been communicated through media.
— NNN-BERNAMA-SPUTNIK
