NATO says ready with measured response to Russia missile breach | World News, The Indian Express

NATO says ready with measured response to Russia missile breach | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Brussels |Updated: August 2, 2019 4:38:50 pm

NATO says ready with measured response to Russia missile breach

The United States formally withdrew from a Cold War-era nuclear missile pact with Russia on Friday after determining that Moscow was in violation of the treaty and had no plans to come into compliance with it.

“Russia bears sole responsibility for the demise of the treaty,” the NATO allies said, referring to the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) that kept nuclear weapons out of Europe and avoided short-notice attacks.

NATO has agreed ways to deter Russia from launching a new medium-range missile capable of a nuclear strike on Europe, the alliance said on Friday, saying its response would be measured and only involve conventional weapons.