UNITED NATIONS, October 7. /TASS/. Russia has detected signs indicating that the West has intensified its nuclear activity, a high-ranking Russian diplomat told the UN General Assembly’s First Committee on Friday.
"We have detected signs indicating that nuclear forces of Western countries have increased their activities," said Konstantin Vorontsov, a deputy director at the Russian Foreign Ministry's department for arms nonproliferation and control.
"Irresponsible rhetoric of the West also deserves a special mention. For example, nearly a week ago, US officials de-facto threatened [Russia] with a decapitation strike on the Russian capital in their media statements. Most notably, these threats did not come from politicians, they came from the military," he continued.
"Washington may see this type of rhetoric as responsible and acceptable, but the vast majority of nations would disagree with that," Vorontsov added.