07.28.14 21:15 ET BREAKING NEWS: Russia Violates 1987 Missile Test Treaty with Cruise Missile Test
The United States has found that Russia violated a 1987 arms
control treaty by testing a ground-launched cruise missile, a senior US
official said late Monday.
The finding comes in a 2014 report that concluded Russia was in
violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which barred
it from possessing or producing cruise missiles with a range of 500 to
5,500 kilometres, the official told AFP.
President Barack Obama has sent a letter to his counterpart
Vladimir Putin on the issue, which the official described as a very
serious matter. Washington was prepared to discuss the determination
with Russia immediately in a senior-level bilateral dialogue. Congress
and US allies have also been kept abreast of the matter, according to
the official.
The subject has been one that Washington has attempted to address with Moscow for some time, according to the official.
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