Russian parliament to debate revoking nuclear test ban top MP

Moscow aims for parity with the US, which has yet to ratify an agreement prohibiting all atomic detonations

Russian MPs will soon engage in discussions regarding the potential withdrawal of Russia's ratification of the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), a proposal that was introduced by President Vladimir Putin earlier this week, according to State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin