“And so, as a diplomatic countermeasure, the United States will not be providing that information back.”
So we are now hassling with the the Russians over nukes for the first time since the cold war and engaging in tit for tat escalations
I feel so reassured.
Go get ‘em, Lloyd Austin and Mark Milley
Right, Russians have never broken nuclear treaties before. Okay
President Donald J. Trump to Withdraw the United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty February 1, 2019
Russia has not, unfortunately, honored the agreement, so we’re going to terminate the agreement. We’re going to pull out.
RESTORING ACCOUNTABILITY TO ARMS CONTROL: President Donald J. Trump is taking decisive action to hold Russia accountable for its violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
Violations must have consequences. Nearly 6 years of diplomacy and more than 30 meetings have failed to convince Russia to return to compliance with the INF Treaty. Enough is enough.
At President Trump’s direction, the United States will suspend its obligations under the INF Treaty effective February 2, 2019.
The United States will also deliver formal notice on February 2, 2019, to Russia and other Treaty Parties, that the United States will withdraw from the INF Treaty in 6 months.
Only Russia’s complete and verifiable destruction of its INF-violating missiles, their launchers, and associated equipment can save the INF Treaty.
President Donald J. Trump
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-withdraw-united-states-intermediate-range-nuclear-forces-inf-treaty/