Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
October 2018 - United States Special Weapons News
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- Russia's Shoigu Warns Of 'Serious Consequences' For Europe If U.S. Quits Nuclear Pact RFE/RL 30 Oct 2018 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is warning that Washington's plans to withdraw from a decades-old nuclear arms agreement will have "serious consequences" for Europe.
- Russian FM asks U.S. to clarify future arms control policy People's Daily 29 Oct 2018 -- The United States should reveal its arms control plans since it has decided to quit the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday.
- Lavrov Says Moscow Preparing Answers To U.S. Nuclear-Treaty Concerns RFE/RL 28 Oct 2018 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Moscow was drafting responses to a list of questions recently presented by the United States concerning a key Cold War-era arms control treaty.
- Russia Considers US Decision to Exit INF Treaty an 'Objective Fact' Sputnik 28 Oct 2018 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated Sunday that the US President's National Security Adviser John Bolton had played a crucial role in Washington's move. As the top diplomat explained, the US wants to "compensate" for Asian countries having intermediate- and short-range ballistic missiles.
- Russia Fails In Bid To Schedule UN Vote On Nuclear Treaty Spurned By Trump RFE/RL 27 Oct 2018 -- Russia has failed in a bid at the United Nations to schedule debate on a resolution to preserve a 1987 nuclear arms treaty that U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to abandon.
- Russia vows to raise US withdrawal from INF treaty at UNSC Press TV 26 Oct 2018 -- Russian and American officials have faced off at the UN General Assembly, with Moscow warning that it would raise the issue of the US withdrawal from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty (INF) at the UN Security Council if Washington makes good on its threat.
- US 'determined' to leave nuclear treaty with Russia Press TV 26 Oct 2018 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the United States is determined to leave a landmark Cold War-era nuclear arms control treaty with Moscow, despite warnings that the move will trigger a new nuclear arms race.
- Putin Warns Of New 'Arms Race' If Trump Abandons Nuclear Pacts RFE/RL 25 Oct 2018 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Washington's withdrawal from a decades-old nuclear treaty could lead to a new "arms race," and the Kremlin said it would put the U.S. decision before the United Nations for a symbolic vote.
- New US Nuclear Cruise Missile Still Almost 10 Years From Completion Sputnik 24 Oct 2018 -- US President Donald Trump recently warned China and Russia that the US would build up its nuclear arsenal until the two nuclear powers "come to their senses," but it will be at least eight years before the US finishes developing a new nuclear weapon.
- Russia to reciprocate if US pulls out of INF nuclear treaty: Putin Press TV 24 Oct 2018 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow will respond in kind very quickly and effectively if the United States decides to quit a landmark nuclear arms control pact.
- Russia: US plan to scrap INF extremely dangerous Press TV 24 Oct 2018 -- The Kremlin has reiterated that US President Donald Trump's plan to quit a landmark non-proliferation pact with Russia and develop new ballistic missiles is "extremely dangerous."
- Putin: Russia Will Target Nations Hosting U.S. Missiles RFE/RL 24 Oct 2018 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that, if the United States deploys intermediate-range missiles in Europe, Moscow will have to target the countries hosting them.
- Putin: Russia Will Respond 'Swiftly, Effectively' to New US Missiles in Europe Sputnik 24 Oct 2018 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte have held a joint press conference following a meeting during which the sides discussed the state of relations, prospects for the development of Russian-Italian cooperation, and exchanged views on international and regional issues, including the situation in Syria and Libya.
- US Decision to Withdraw From INF Shows Intention to Start Arms Race - Kremlin Sputnik 24 Oct 2018 -- On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced US plans to withdraw from the treaty as Moscow was allegedly violating the agreement; Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refuted Trump's claims and stressed that Russia would be forced to take measures to ensure its security.
- Putin: US Exit From Treaty Would Spur New Arms Race VOA 24 Oct 2018 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning of a new arms race if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through with his threat to pull out of a key arms control agreement.
- US Still Determined to Pull Out of Key Arms Treaty With Russia VOA 23 Oct 2018 -- The Trump administration appears determined to pull out of a key 1987 arms control agreement with Russia, in the wake of talks Tuesday between national security adviser John Bolton and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
- Trump Effort to End Missile Treaty Draws Mixed Reaction VOA 23 Oct 2018 -- A prominent nuclear weapons expert says White House threats to pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty are diplomatically shortsighted, potentially dangerous and politically risky for President Donald Trump ahead of midterm elections.
- China slams US for using nuclear arms treaty with Russia as means to 'blackmail' Beijing Press TV 23 Oct 2018 -- China has warned the United States that Beijing will "never accept any form of blackmail" after US President Donald Trump said that his country's pull out from a decades-old Cold War-era nuclear arms control treaty with Russia also linked to China's arsenal.
- US ready to bolster nuclear arsenal: Trump Press TV 23 Oct 2018 -- President Donald Trump has said the United States is ready to bolster its nuclear arsenal after announcing it is ditching a Cold War-era nuclear weapons agreement with Russia.
- Bolton, Trump Cite China Nuclear Buildup In Vowing To Abandon Treaty With Russia RFE/RL 23 Oct 2018 -- U.S. national-security adviser John Bolton held talks with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ahead of an expected meeting with President Vladimir Putin amid tension over President Donald Trump's warning that Washington will pull out of a landmark nuclear arms treaty with Moscow.
- UK backs US withdrawal from nuke pact, accuses Russia of breach Press TV 22 Oct 2018 -- The United Kingdom has defended US President Donald Trump's decision to drop out of a decades-long agreement with Russia to control proliferation of nuclear weapons, accusing Moscow of violating the deal.
- Withdrawal Syndrome: Experts On Possible U.S. Exit From INF Treaty RFE/RL 22 Oct 2018 -- Experts and analysts are struggling to grasp the implications of the growing likelihood that the United States will withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. As U.S. national-security adviser John Bolton holds talks on the matter with counterparts in Moscow, RFE/RL takes a look at some of the more interesting reactions.
- Bolton Says U.S. Not Blackmailing Russia With INF Pullout Pledge RFE/RL 22 Oct 2018 -- U.S. national-security adviser John Bolton has denied Russian allegations the United States is threatening to withdraw from a nuclear arms treaty in an attempt to blackmail Moscow over what Washington says is a new medium-range nuclear missile being developed by Russia.
- Mattis Sides With Trump on US Withdrawal From INF Treaty With Russia - Pentagon Sputnik 22 Oct 2018 -- US Secretary of Defense James Mattis' position on a possible US exit from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia is similar to President Donald Trump's stance on the matter, Pentagon spokesman Col. Rob Manning told reporters on Monday.
- Trump: US to Build Up Nuclear Arsenal Until Russia, China Come to Their Senses Sputnik 22 Oct 2018 -- The United States will continue to develop its nuclear weapon stockpile, the US president told reporters Monday, until nations around the world come to their senses.
- Russia will act to restore balance of military power if US exits nuclear treaty: Peskov Press TV 22 Oct 2018 -- Moscow has warned Washington against a plan to leave a landmark Cold War-era nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, saying it will be forced to respond in kind if the US goes ahead with the plan and begins producing the types of missiles banned by the agreement.
- Russia Signals Willingness to Consider US Complaints about Arms Treaty VOA 22 Oct 2018 -- Russia signaled Monday it is willing to consider mutual complaints the United States and it have about their continued implementation of the 1987 nuclear weapons treaty between the two world powers.
- Trump confirms plan to abandon key nuke-control pact with Russia Press TV 21 Oct 2018 -- US President Donald Trump has confirmed reports that his administration plans to abandon a key arms control treaty with Russia over claims that Moscow has violated the Cold War era nuclear weapons deal, further vowing American development of such mass-destructive weaponry.
- Trump Declares U.S. Will Withdraw From Cold War-Era Missile Treaty RFE/RL 21 Oct 2018 -- U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States will withdraw from a key Cold War-era arms control treaty with Russia.
- Bolton Visiting Russia Amid Reports U.S. Might Withdraw From Nuclear Treaty RFE/RL 20 Oct 2018 -- White House national security adviser John Bolton leaves on a trip to Russia and the Caucasus on October 20 amid reports that Washington is moving toward withdrawing from a bedrock Cold War-era nuclear arms control treaty that it has accused Russia of violating.
- Trump Vows to Quit Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia Sputnik 20 Oct 2018 -- US President Donald Trump said that he will pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia, media reported.
- Russia Says US Boosting Number of Labs Close to It, Pentagon Denies Accusation Sputnik 04 Oct 2018 -- The Pentagon has reacted to the statement by the Russian Defense Ministry made earlier in the day about the biological threats coming from the US, saying that the latter has at least 30 laboratories under its control all over the world.
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