US tests ground-launched ballistic missile that was previously banned

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters


Idrees Ali, Reuters December 12, 2019 at 07:35 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday tested a conventionally configured ground-launched ballistic missile, a test that would have been prohibited under the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

The United States formally withdrew from the landmark 1987 INF pact with Russia in August after determining that Moscow was violating the treaty, an accusation the Kremlin has denied.

It was the second test by the Pentagon that would have not been allowed under the INF treaty.

The treaty, negotiated by then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, banned land-based missiles with a range of between 310 and 3,400 miles (500 to 5,500 km).





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[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Another part of tRump legacy: renewed Arms Race. . . . nt

[KPN]

3. Yup. And also: USA, the most dangerous nation on earth.

[Igel]

4. At least it might be a race.

"I'll abide by the agreement. Even if Russian doesn't. And China was never in it."

The agreement didn't just limit weapons to counter Russia. If this were the case and both sides abided by the agreement, it was worth it and a great idea. But it limited weapons to counter China, not a member of the agreement, and under no commitment to limit anything.

Then there's the question of how much Russia was abiding by it and working just inside the limits (and in places past the limits).

[IronLionZion]

2. Russia owns the US now, so why do we need an arms race?

Defense contractors running out of war profits?