The US Defense Department on Monday announced the test of a medium-range ground-launched cruise missile, just weeks after tearing up the Cold War-era pact with Russia eliminating that class of nuclear-capable weapons. "The test missile exited its ground mobile launcher and accurately impacted its
1 / 2The US has tested a ground-launched cruise missile at San Nicolas Island, California, marking a new era in arms competitionThe US has tested a ground-launched cruise missile at San Nicolas Island, California, marking a new era in arms competition Washington - The US Defense Department on Monday announced the test of a medium-range ground-launched cruise missile, just weeks after tearing up the Cold War-era pact with Russia eliminating that class of nuclear-capable weapons.
"Data collected and lessons learned from this test will inform the Department of Defense's development of future intermediate-range capabilities." The missile tested on Sunday was a version of the nuclear-capable Tomahawk cruise missile. The ground-launched version of the Tomahawk was removed from service after the INF was ratified.Many fear the end of the INF, which Washington accused Moscow of having violated in recent years, will lead to a new and dangerous nuclear arms race.
"Right now, we don't have plans to build nuclear-tipped INF-range weapons. It's the Russians who have developed non-compliant likely, possibly nuclear-tipped weapons," he said.
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