Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
March 2019 - United States Special Weapons News
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- US Promised No INF-Banned Missiles, But Pentagon's 2020 Budget Has Several Sputnik 22 Mar 2019 -- Just weeks after the US unilaterally terminated its Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia, but promised not to develop new weapons that had been banned by the treaty, the Pentagon has proposed in its 2020 budget several new missile programs.
- Kremlin: US Bombers Near Russian Borders Creates Additional Tension Sputnik 21 Mar 2019 -- The appearance of US bombers near Russia does not strengthen the security atmosphere in the region that is directly adjacent to the Russia's borders but rather creates additional tension, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.
- Nuclear Weapons Use Threshold Lowering Due to US Actions - Moscow Sputnik 21 Mar 2019 -- The threshold for the use of nuclear weapons is lowering due to the US actions and its new strategy, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said Thursday commenting on earlier statements by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
- US to Test Conventional Ground-Launched Missile Amid INF Withdrawal - Pentagon Sputnik 15 Mar 2019 -- The United States is prepared to test a conventional ground-launched missile amid its withdrawal from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Pentagon spokesperson Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza told Sputnik on Friday.
- US to test banned missiles after leaving INF treaty with Russia in August Press TV 14 Mar 2019 -- The United States is preparing to test two ground-launched missiles that it has been developing for more than 30 years in August, when it is expected to abandon a treaty with Russia that bans the use of such weapons.
- Pentagon Planning To Test Long-Banned Missiles After INF Pullout RFE/RL 14 Mar 2019 -- The Pentagon plans this summer to test a ground-launched cruise missile of the type that has been banned for three decades by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, U.S. news agencies report.
- US Gen. Sheds Light on Plans to Deploy Cruise Missiles in Europe Amid INF Exit Sputnik 14 Mar 2019 -- The remarks come after the Hill reported on Wednesday that the US plans to test two missile systems banned under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which the US announced its decision to withdraw from later this year.
- US Plans to Test Missiles Banned by INF Treaty in 2019 - Report Sputnik 14 Mar 2019 -- The test is scheduled for when Washington completes its Treaty withdrawal procedure. Earlier this week, the Pentagon announced its decision to resume manufacturing parts for missiles that violate the treaty.
- US Manipulated Figures to Seem to Comply With New START Treaty - Moscow Sputnik 13 Mar 2019 -- The United States manipulated figures to appear compliant with restrictions under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Wednesday.
- US says producing banned cruise missile after suspending INF treaty with Russia Press TV 12 Mar 2019 -- The United States is producing a new cruise missile after suspending a Cold War treaty with Russia that banned the use of such weapons, the US Defense Department has confirmed.
- US to Test Ground-Launched Cruise Missile Systems Once Banned by INF Treaty Sputnik 12 Mar 2019 -- The US Department of Defense revealed this week that it will begin manufacturing parts for ground-launched cruise missile systems that were previously banned by the terms of the now-suspended Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
- Trump Administration Interested in Extending New START Treaty - Undersecretary Sputnik 11 Mar 2019 -- The Trump administration is interested in extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) beyond 2020, Undersecretary of State Andrea Thompson said at the 2019 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference on Monday.
- Russia May Deploy Missiles With Range Across Europe if US Puts Such Arms in Area Sputnik 05 Mar 2019 -- Russia may be forced to deploy missiles capable of striking the entire European continent if the United States deploys such weapons in the region, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said during remarks at the Stimson Center in Washington, DC.
- President Putin suspends Russia's participation in INF over US 'violations' Press TV 04 Mar 2019 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that suspends his country's participation in the landmark Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), a key Cold War-era nuclear arms-control agreement with the United States, over US "violations," the Kremlin says.
- Putin Officially Suspends Russia's Participation In INF Treaty With U.S. RFE/RL 04 Mar 2019 -- The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree suspending Russia's participation in a key Cold War-era nuclear arms-control agreement with the United States.
- Putin Orders to Suspend INF Treaty Until US Stops Violating Deal Sputnik 04 Mar 2019 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on the suspension of Russia's participation in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), the Kremlin press service reported on Monday.
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