US pulls out of missile treaty with Russia, which it says violated its terms
But Russia accuses the US of violating the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, as Nato says it’s ready, but doesn’t want another Cold War
02 August 2019 - 16:57
Washington/Moscow — The US formally withdrew from a landmark nuclear missile pact with Russia on Friday after determining that Moscow was in violation of the treaty, something the Kremlin has repeatedly denied.
Washington signaled it would pull out of the arms control treaty six months ago unless Moscow stuck to the accord. Russia called the move a ploy to exit a pact the US wanted to leave anyway in order to develop new missiles...
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