“Russia has refused to take any steps to return (to) real and verifiable compliance,” Pompeo told reporters at the State Department. “We will provide Russia and the other treaty parties with formal notice that the US is withdrawing from the INF treaty, effective in six months. Some experts believe collapse of the INF treaty could undermine other arms control agreements and speed an erosion of the global system designed to block the spread of nuclear arms. SEE ALSO :YouTube to offer free shows, movies for usersThe US alleges a new Russian cruise missile violates the pact. The treaty required the parties to destroy ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges of between 500 and 5,500 km.

Source: Standard Digital February 02, 2019 06:33 UTC