US Official: Russia Deployed Missile in Violation of Treaty [Yet more leaks]

New York Slimes ^ | 2/14/17

[markomalley]

Russia has deployed a cruise missile in violation of a Cold War-era arms control treaty, a Trump administration official said Tuesday, a development that complicates the outlook for U.S.-Russia relations amid turmoil on the White House national security team.

The Obama administration three years ago accused the Russians of violating the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty by developing and testing the prohibited cruise missile, and officials had anticipated that Moscow eventually would deploy it. Russia denies that it has violated the INF treaty.

U.S. intelligence agencies have assessed that the missile became operational late last year, said an administration official, who wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the matter and demanded anonymity.

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Meanwhile, a U.S. defense official said Tuesday...The official was not authorized to discuss an intelligence matter and so spoke on condition of anonymity.

[markomalley]

These leaks must be plugged.

Frankly, it's my opinion that this needs to be the highest priority task of the Administration.

[Truth29]

Lie detectors and minders should be considered if this keeps up. Surveillance of probable suspects should also be authorized.

[Sacajaweau]

This missile bit goes back to the Obama administration....and they did nothing.

[tiki]

Everyone remembers Obama telling Putin that things will change after his 2nd election, could all this be some kind of collusion between them? McCain and Graham seem to be in on it too? Are they trying to start a world war? Are the things Trump might discover bad enough that they are desperate?

[crz]

Time to start up some sting ops. Put out a fake memo to a particular suspect and see what happens.

One by one till they are all caught.

[markomalley]

Lie detectors and minders should be considered if this keeps up. Surveillance of probable suspects should also be authorized.

People within the IC who have access to this type of information already have to have either Counterintelligence or Full Scope Polygraph examinations.

[Truth29]

Maybe they should be conducted by Trump staff outside of the IC.

[SecondAmendment]

How is a treaty with a non-existent country (the USSR) valid ?

[stylin19a]

This happened in 2014. NYTimes doesn't tell you this. You have to do math to figure it out. or be Carnac to figure it out from ASH's 2014 testimony.

The Obama administration three years ago accused the Russians of violating the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty by developing and testing the prohibited cruise missile, and officials had anticipated that Moscow eventually would deploy it. Russia denies that it has violated the INF treaty.

President Obama was caught on a hot mic telling outgoing Russian President Dmitri Medvedev that if given "space," he'll have more flexibility "after my election."