WASHINGTON (AN) — Risking a new arms race, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration announced it will withdraw the United States from a 1987 nuclear arms control treaty with Russia that led to the destruction of almost 2,700 missiles and their launchers.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States will suspend its participation in the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which bars the development of nuclear-capable cruise missiles, as of Feb. 2, setting off a six-month withdrawal period.
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