| ID | 131617 |
| Title Proper | Congressman Clarifies U.S. INF concerns |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Collina, Tom Z |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | A U.S. congressman provided new details in late April about the Obama administration's allegation that Russia may be breaching a key U.S.-Russian arms control treaty, stating that Moscow may have tested a cruise missile from a prohibited launcher. At a joint April 29 hearing of two House Foreign Affairs Committee panels, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) said that Russia claims to have tested an intermediate-range missile for use at sea, which is allowed under the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, but that Moscow used "what appears to be an operational, usable ground-based launcher," which is not allowed. Sherman said that "it appears as if [the Russians] were developing a ground-based capacity for this intermediate missile. |
| `In' analytical Note | Arms Control Today Vol.44, No.5; June 2014: p.24 |
| Journal Source | Arms Control Today Vol.44, No.5; June 2014: p.24 |
| Key Words | Cruise Missile ; International Allegation ; US allegation ; US - Russia Relations ; US - Russian Arms Control Treaty ; Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces - INF ; Nuclear Weapons ; Nuclear Arsenals ; Nuclear Policy ; United States - US ; Russia ; International Treaty ; Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty - NPT ; International Organization - IO ; Nuclear Detonator ; Nuclear Regime |