Nearly 2,700 of the cruise and ballistic nuclear missiles were destroyed under the treaty, removing a potent source of European insecurity. Russia has developed a land-based nuclear-capable cruise missile, which the US and its Nato allies say violates the INF range restrictions. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Russia’s Veliky Novgorod and Kolpino submarines fire the Kalibr cruise missiles from the eastern Mediterranean to hit Islamic State militants’ bases in Syria. Pentagon officials have said the first weapon, the cruise missile, could be deployed within 18 months. It is unclear where a US cruise missile would be based.

Source: The Guardian August 01, 2019 16:48 UTC