The military flexibility that President Barack Obama assured Russian President Vladimir Putin he would gain upon his re-election must be yielding everything the Kremlin leader could possibly have hoped for.
As Russia continues to ignore international agreements, invade sovereign land, and expand its warfare arsenal, U.S. nuclear forces are being cut back four years ahead of the 2018 compliance schedule provided for in our New START treaty with them.
According to The Wall Street Journal, that agreement was negotiated at a time when the Obama administration was well aware that the Kremlin was already in probable violation of a 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty which bans the testing, production, and possession of nuclear missiles with a range between 310 and 3,400 miles.
At least three of their missiles — the R-500 cruise missile, RS-26 ballistic missile (or Yars-M), and the Iskander-M semi-ballistic missile — fell into that category.
US Cuts Nukes While Russia Intimidates
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
US Cuts Nukes While Russia Intimidates
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment