The United States has officially withdrawn from a 1987 nuclear treaty with Russia, sparking increased fears of a new arms race on the horizon. The Trump administration announced earlier this year that the U.S. would withdraw from the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which limited the development of ground-based missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometers, CNN reports. At the time, the U.S. cited the fact that Russia is already not complying with the agreement, which Ru...
Why U.S. withdrawal from a 1987 nuclear treaty with Russia has some experts worried
The Week - 2 Aug 2019 16:57
The United States has officially withdrawn from a 1987 nuclear treaty with Russia, sparking increased fears of a new arms race on the horizon. The Trump administration announced earlier this year that the U.S. would withdraw from the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which limited the development of ground-based missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometers, CNN reports. At the time, the U.S. cited the fact that Russia is already not complying with the agreement, which Ru...
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