The US begins work on new missiles after pulling out of an arms control treaty with Russia
"We will commence fabrication activities on components to support developmental testing" of conventional, ground-launched missiles, Pentagon spokesperson Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza told CNN in a statement.She added that these activities"would have been inconsistent with our obligations under the Treaty" prior to the administration's move last month to suspend its treaty obligations though she stressed that the missile was non-nuclear.
Read MoreEarlier this month the Kremlin issued a statement saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin had signed a decree suspending implementation of the INF Treaty.The US has long accused Russia of violating the treaty through the development and deployment of the SSC-8/9M729 ground-launched cruise missile, an allegation supported by the NATO allies and denied by Russia.
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