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Russia to pull plug on nuclear arms pact after US does same

February 2, 2019 admin 1987 intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty, Donald Trump, Latest News Stories, nuclear arms treaty, US-Russia relations, Vladimir Putin, World

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2019 16:44:16 +0000

Sergey Lavrov - Vladimir Putin - Sergey Shoigu

Following in the footsteps of the U.S., Russia will abandon a centerpiece nuclear arms treaty but will only deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles if Washington does so, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday.

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Trump suspends arms treaty, citing Chinese, Russian threats

February 1, 2019 admin China, Defense, Latest News Stories, Missile, nuclear arms treaty, Russia, World

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2019 05:00:37 +0000

The Trump administration is pulling the plug on a decades-old nuclear arms treaty with Russia, lifting what it sees as unreasonable constraints on competing with a resurgent Russia and a more assertive China.

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