World Jun 28 Putin aims to resume Russian production of previously banned intermediate missiles By Associated Press
World Aug 23 Putin orders Russia to respond to U.S. missile test The test of a previously banned missile came after the U.S. and Russia withdrew from the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press
World Aug 21 Putin says U.S. missile test warrants a response The U.S. tested a modified ground-launched version of a Navy Tomahawk cruise missile that accurately struck its target more than 310 miles away. By Associated Press
World Aug 02 U.S. and Russia pull out of Cold War-era arms control treaty Washington and Moscow walked out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty that President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed in 1987, raising fears of a new arms race. By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press
World Jan 31 U.S. expected to announce withdrawal from arms control treaty as soon as Friday An American withdrawal, which has been expected for months, would follow years of unresolved dispute over Russian compliance with the pact, known as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, or INF, treaty. Some analysts worry the demise of the treaty could fuel… By Deb Riechmann, Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Dec 20 Putin claims U.S. actions are raising the threat of nuclear war By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir said that if the U.S. puts intermediate-range missiles in Europe, Russia will be forced to take countermeasures. Continue reading
Oct 24 NATO chief: Nuclear buildup unlikely despite missile dispute By Lorne Cook, Associated Press "I don't foresee that allies will deploy more nuclear weapons in Europe as a response to the new Russian missile," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels. Continue reading
Oct 23 What happens to global stability if Trump leaves an arms treaty with Russia? By Ankit Panda, Council on Foreign Relations A landmark arms control agreement concluded between the United States and the Soviet Union in the final years of the Cold War is at risk of unraveling amid mutual suspicions. Continue reading
Jul 29 U.S. accuses Russia of violating arms control treaty by testing cruise missile By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In an escalation of tensions, the Obama administration accused Russia on Monday of conducting tests in violation of a 1987 nuclear missile treaty, calling the breach "a very serious matter" and going public with allegations that have simmered… Continue reading
May 03 International Treaties By PBS News Hour The nuclear arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States was in full gear when the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis brought the two powers to the brink of global thermonuclear war. Continue reading