US pulls out of Reagan-era arms treaty, saying Russia 'made no efforts' to comply
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US walks away from landmark INF arms control treaty with Russia
The United States is formally withdrawing from the historic Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty that President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed more than 30 years ago, sparking fears of a new arms race. The U.S. blames Russia for the demise of the INF treaty, senior administrations officials say, arguing that Moscow has been violating the terms of the agreement for years. Moscow, the U.S. argues, has been developing weapons that threaten America and its allies in Europe. Without the constraints of the treaty, the Trump administration says it can now counter Russia — and China, which wasn't a signatory of the INF, but was developing similar weapons that would have violated it, too.
The United States is formally withdrawing from the historic Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty that President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed more than 30 years ago, sparking fears of a new arms race. The U.S. blames Russia for the demise of the INF treaty, senior administrations officials say, arguing that Moscow has been violating the terms of the agreement for years. Moscow, the U.S. argues, has been developing weapons that threaten America and its allies in Europe. Without the constraints of the treaty, the Trump administration says it can now counter Russia — and China, which wasn't a signatory of the INF, but was developing similar weapons that would have violated it, too.
The U.S. withdrawal from the INF comes as South Korea's military and presidential office reported that North Korea fired what appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles twice Friday into the sea off its eastern coast -- its third round of weapons tests in just over a week.
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