Nuclear Testing: An Inflection Point or Another Step Toward Confrontation? By Ambassador (Ret.) Zorica Maric Djordjevic, Senior Peace Fellow, Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG) A New Round Begins in Moscow By late October 2025, two troubling signals came from the world’s most powerful military nations — Russia and the United States. The first move came from Moscow. President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia had completed tests of two nuclear-powered delivery systems. These were