The US Has Sent A "nuclear Scout" To Russia's Borders

What is known about the airplane's mission.

The United States has flown a specialized WC-135R Constant Phoenix aircraft to Japan, designed to detect radioactive particles and record nuclear activity. On Thursday, it was spotted flying off Russia's Pacific coast, a course where potential nuclear tests are regularly monitored, Newsweek writes.

WC-135R, known by the nickname "Nuke Sniffer," collects solid and gaseous emissions to monitor compliance with the Limited Test Ban Treaty. The aircraft is temporarily based in Japan after deploying in late November.

The flight came after Vladimir Putin ordered it to assess Russia's readiness for possible full-scale nuclear tests - a response to U.S. President Donald Trump's directive to resume U.S. tests.

The two nations formally remain parties to two agreements - the 1963 Atmospheric and Underwater Test Ban Treaty and the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. But increasingly frequent signals from Moscow and Washington suggest a weakening of the regime's control over nuclear explosions.

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