MOSCOW, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Defense Ministry on Monday posted on its official social media account a video on the ministry's monitoring system for nuclear weapons tests across the world.

It is the first time the ministry has unveiled the work of the Special Control Service (SCS) to mark the 60 anniversary of the branch, the ministry said in a statement.

"In addition to monitoring nuclear weapons testing abroad, the Special Control Service monitors compliance with international treaties on the limitation and prohibition of nuclear weapons tests," said the statement.

The SCS also ensures Russia's participation in the international mechanism for monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), and coordinates activities by the federal government and the Russian Academy of Sciences to implement the CTBT.