Posted on 12/04/2018 11:31:16 AM PST by BenLurkin
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that the United States would suspend its obligations under a decades-old nuclear arms pact in 60 days if Russia does not come back into full compliance with the treaty.
Pompeo made the announcement following meetings with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium, describing Russias violations of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty as part of a broader pattern of lawlessness by Moscow on the global stage.
President Trump signaled earlier this fall that he planned to unilaterally withdraw the United States from the INF Treaty, citing Russian violations of the agreement. U.S. officials have publicly accused Moscow of violating the treaty since the days of the Obama administration, but Russia has denied the accusations.
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Exactly my point, ace.
Are you for real? Kind of like asking what’s the big deal about getting voter fraud under control....the side that cheats gets the upper hand.
No, your point was 'hurr durr, the Russians are cheating'.
Take the log out of your eye...there is as much evidence that the US is in violation of INF as there is the Russians are.
Scrapping this important treaty without fully exploring other remedies is inexcusable. What other Reagan legacies are you folks willing to overturn for no good reason?
"The United States fully complies with the INF Treaty."
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Absolutely.
I was late to this thread, but will point out anyway that the problem is China.
Do the naysayers understand that the INF bans all missiles in ranges from 500km to 5,500 km (about 300-3,400 miles)?
Guess what range China, Iran, NorK and others are specializing in?
Keeping this treaty would be stupid, no matter what the Ruskies do.
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