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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 566

INF Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

Then-US vice president Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with then Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, March 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
December 23, 2020, 2:58 pm
Russia says it expects ‘nothing good’ from Biden administration
As ties with US under Trump reach lowest point since Cold War and amid major unresolved issues, Moscow officials say they don’t anticipate improvement
By Anastasia CLARK
A man and his daughter pray for the victims of US atomic bombing at the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki, southern Japan, August 9, 2020 (Takuto Kaneko/Kyodo News via AP)
August 9, 2020, 11:13 am
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US atomic bombing
Mayor of Japanese city bombed by US at end of World War II raises concern that nuclear states have retreated from disarmament efforts
By Mari Yamaguchi
Illustrative: A test of a medium-range nuclear-capable cruise missile, launched from the US Navy-controlled San Nicolas Island, California, on August 18, 2019. (YouTube screen capture)
August 20, 2019, 1:07 pm
Russia calls US missile test an ‘escalation of military tensions’
US announced Monday it had tested a ground-launched nuclear-capable cruise missile previously banned under 1987 treaty with Soviets that expired earlier this month
By AFP
An explosion on August 8 at the Nenoksa Missile Test Site near Severodvinsk, Russia. (YouTube screenshot)
August 15, 2019, 2:59 am
Secret Russia weapon project: Gamechanger or PR stunt?
Analysts say nuclear-powered cruise missile project believed tied to deadly blast at test site features many technical difficulties, and risks could outweigh gains
By Michel Moutot
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), Commander of the Western Military District Colonel General Alexander Zhuravlyov (R) and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu after the parade of the Russian fleet as part of the Navy Day celebration, in Saint Petersburg, on July 28, 2019. (Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP)
August 5, 2019, 7:41 pm
Putin urges new arms talks with US after nuclear pact collapses
Russian president warns of ‘dangerous consequences’ and ‘chaos’ that could ensue if powers don’t engage in ‘serious dialogue’
By Maria Antonova
An unarmed US Air Force LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, December 17, 2013. (DoD photo by Airman 1st Class Yvonne Morales, US Air Force/Released)
August 2, 2019, 11:38 pm
US to accelerate missile program after ending weapons pact with Russia
Washington accuses Moscow of ‘sustained and repeated’ violations of nuclear treaty after withdrawing from agreement
By AFP
US President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
March 4, 2019, 7:24 pm
Putin suspends Russia’s obligations under key nuclear pact
Russian leader says Moscow won’t adhere to INF agreement ‘until the US ends its violations of the treaty or until it terminates’
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
"Kinzhal," a new Russian hyper-sonic missile during a test-launch, in a video published by the country's defense ministry on March 10, 2018. (screen capture: YouTube)
March 3, 2019, 2:39 pm
When US and Russia withdraw from the INF missile treaty
The crumbling of bilateral deals along with the Chinese threat require new multilateral frameworks to maintain strategic stability
By Shimon Stein and Emily B. Landau
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a state-of-the-nation address in Moscow, Russia, February 20, 2019. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)
February 20, 2019, 3:19 pm
Putin sternly warns US against putting missiles in Europe
Russian leader says Washington abandoned a key arms control pact, further inflaming tensions between the two countries
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting in Moscow, on February 1, 2019. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
February 2, 2019, 12:19 pm
Putin: Russia to design new missiles after US withdrawal from nuclear pact
Russian leader says Moscow also pulling out of INF Treaty, but won’t put intermediate-range weapons in Europe unless US does
By AFP
The 957th and last of the Soviet Union's SS-23 shorter range missiles is destroyed at the Saryozek base in Kazakhstan, USSR, 27. October 1989, in keeping with the US-Soviet INF Treaty. (AP-Photo)
February 1, 2019, 7:39 pm
Trump blames Russia as US pulls out of nuclear arms treaty
Americans say Moscow has long been violating the INF, signed in 1987, that has been a centerpiece of superpower weapons control since the Cold War
By Deb Riechmann, Robert Burns and Matthew Lee
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, December 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
December 20, 2018, 6:36 pm
Putin issues chilling warning on rising nuclear war threat
Escalating his rhetoric, Russian leader says atomic warfare ‘could lead to the destruction of civilization,’ warns West antagonizes Moscow at its own peril
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, speaks during a EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) at the European Council in Brussels on November 20, 2018. (John Thys/AFP)
November 20, 2018, 5:31 pm
EU ‘extremely worried’ about fate of US-Russia nuclear pact
Federica Mogherini says ‘Europe’s security is to be put at risk’ if Washington makes good on promise to withdraw from INF treaty
By AFP
US President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on October 22, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP)
October 23, 2018, 7:48 am
Trump: US will build nuclear arsenal until Russia, China ‘come to their senses’
President’s warning comes after announcement he intends to jettison atomic treaty — a step Moscow cautions would be a major blow to global security
By Maggy DONALDSON and Anna SMOLCHENKO
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