The United States formally withdrew from a landmark arms
control treaty with Russia, claiming it undermines its national
security interests.
The move means that only one, soon-to-expire, arms control treaty
between the US and Russia remains, leaving critics of the president
Trump administration and proliferation experts worried about the
potential for a new arms race.
According to the report, in February, Washington had announced that in
six months it would suspend its participation in the
Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty unless Moscow will destroy
missiles which the US and its NATO allies alleged that they violate
the agreement.
For its part, Russia denied the US allegations and accused Washington
of flouting the treaty itself, before giving notice that it would also
pull out of the bilateral agreement.
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