| ID | 129131 |
| Title Proper | U.S. raises INF concerns with Russia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Collina, Tom Z |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The U.S. State Department confirmed in January that Russia may have breached a landmark arms control agreement by testing a new cruise missile, but has not concluded that Russia violated the accord.
Confirming the details of a Jan. 29 report in The New York Times, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said at a Jan. 30 press briefing that the United States has raised the "possibility of…a violation" with Russia and U.S. NATO allies. The specific U.S. allegation is that Moscow flight-tested a new medium-range, land-based cruise missile. Such a test would run afoul of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which permanently bans ground-launched ballistic or cruise missiles capable of traveling 500 to 5,500 kilometers. Rose Gottemoeller, acting undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, has discussed the issue with her Russian and NATO counterparts, Psaki said, adding that "there's still an ongoing review, an interagency review, determining if there was a violation." Psaki indicated that the administration does not view the INF Treaty as being in serious jeopardy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Arms Control Today Vol.44, No.2; March 2014: p.35 |
| Journal Source | Arms Control Today Vol.44, No.2; March 2014: p.35 |
| Key Words | INF Treaty Concerns ; U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Agreements - USRNACA ; Russia ; Nuclear Arms Control Agreements - NACA ; United States - US ; North Atlantic Treaty Organization - NATO ; Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces - INF ; Medium-Range Cruise Missile ; Land-Based Cruise Missile ; Ground-Launched Ballistic Missiles ; Ground-Launched Cruise Missiles ; International Security ; US - Russia Relations ; Bilateral Relation ; International Coordination ; International Cooperation - IC ; International Relations - IR ; International Organization - IO ; Nuclear Proliferation Treaty - NPT |