Washington DC, Feb. 18 -- The United States government has released fresh intelligence to buttress its allegation that China had conducted "illegal" underground nuclear testing in 2020 near Lop Nur, several US media reported on Wednesday. Further, a senior State Department official has said that the US would resume its nuclear tests to match the Chinese actions.

This comes amidst Beijing's stating that it has scrupulously observed an international accord banning all nuclear detonations.

A senior State Department official said that a seismic monitoring station in Kazakhstan had detected a 2.75 magnitude event on June 22, 2020. The US has accused China of conducting a clandestine low-yield nuclear test at that time.

Both China and the US...