Russia's Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna has stated that the United States opposes a draft resolution in support of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

Mikhail Ulyanov in his tweet stated that last week the first committee of the UN General Assembly had voted on a draft resolution in support of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

Russian Diplomat said: "173 countries voted in favor of the draft, three abstained, and North Korea and the United States opposed it."

The US government is expected to re-test its nuclear weapons and expand its nuclear arsenal.

It is estimated that the US has more than 7,000 nuclear warheads.