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Russia Developing Nuclear Arms Beyond U.S. Arsenal, U.S. Military Says

“Russia continues to develop nuclear weapons that the United States does not possess,” a senior officer overseeing the U.S. nuclear arsenal said.

NATO Rejects Putin’s Missile Moratorium Offer

NATO has “heard this proposal before,” its spokeswoman said.

Putin Urges NATO to Halt Missile Deployments in Europe – Kommersant

NATO reportedly considers the proposal “nonsense,” Kommersant quoted an unnamed source in one of its foreign ministries as saying.

Russia Almost Ready for Reciprocal Response After U.S. Missile Test

A U.S. cruise missile test last month was the country’s first such test since the demise of the landmark INF treaty.

ended nuclear agreement

Putin Says Russia Will Produce New Missiles After Demise of Nuclear Pact

Putin said that Moscow would not deploy them unless the United States did so first.

Russia Says U.S. Missile Test Will Lead To ‘Uncontrolled Arms Race’

“According to President Trump, America is ready for an arms race,” Russia's deputy UN ambassador said at a Security Council meeting.

Missile dispute

Russia Accuses U.S. of Stoking Tensions With Post-INF Missile Test

One Russian senator called the test “blatant cynicism and mockery of the international community.”

‘Destructive U.S.’: Russia Reacts to INF Treaty Withdrawal

The dissolution of the landmark arms control accord has spurred worried reactions from both sides.

Russian Withdrawal

Putin Signs Law Suspending INF Disarmament Treaty

The decision follows the United States' announcement to withdraw from the Cold War-era treaty.

Russian Senate Rules to Leave Nuclear Arms Treaty in Unanimous Vote

Russia has warned of a stand-off comparable to the 1962 Cuban missile crisis.

Word of Warning

Russia Warns of Repeat of Cuban Missile Crisis – Reports

Russia has been fiercely critical of U.S. plans to deploy missile systems in eastern Europe.

After Putin's Warning, Russian TV Lists Nuclear Targets in U.S.

The United States has dismissed Putin's warnings as disingenuous propaganda.

I'm Ready for Another Cuban Missile Crisis If You Want One, Putin Tells U.S.

Over five decades on, tensions are rising again over Russian fears that the U.S. might deploy missiles in Europe.

Putin: If Washington Deploys Missiles in Europe, We'll Target U.S.

In his toughest remarks yet on a potential new arms race, Putin said Russia was not seeking confrontation.

opinion Mikhail Gorbachev

A Nuclear Arms Race Will Produce No Winners

The last president of the U.S.S.R. Mikhail Gorbachev on why we cannot give up on the INF treaty he co-signed.

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