INF Treaty - coming to the end of its life

max steel wrote:Are there any missiles except ICBM's with which Russia can hit US mainland without getting intercepted ?

George1 wrote:US may deploy land-based missiles in Europe

The move would be a response to Russia's alleged violation of a Cold War-era intermediate nuclear force (INF) Soviet-US treaty

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Ryabkov added the INF Treaty was not discussed during the recent visit to Moscow by US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland. "She does not deal with the issue, that’s not her competence," he said  

Ofcourse her competence is in bringing different color revolutions . Just tell her your favorite colour .

http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20150610/1069233228.html

The principles laid out in the operational-tactical complex "Oka", determined the path of development of individual weapons systems, told reporters on Wednesday, Deputy defense Minister Yuri Borisov.

MOSCOW, 10 Jun — RIA Novosti. The reconstruction of operational-tactical complex "Oka" is not planned, on his shift, told reporters on Wednesday, Deputy defense Minister Yuri Borisov.

"Why recreate the old one? We're already doing new. The principles laid down in the "Oka", determined the path of development of individual weapons systems," said Borisov during the opening ceremony in Moscow the memorial in honor of the legendary designer managed missile Sergey Invincible.

"Technology can improve the performance, range and accuracy, combat effectiveness," added Borisov.

http://bastion-karpenko.narod.ru/Oka.html

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nastle77 wrote:The intermediate range missile was to be destroyed according to the 1987 treaty but the Military balance 1990 still lists 174 of these missiles operational then

SO was this missile just withdrawn gradually from 1987 onward or did all of them were disarmed overnight as soon as the treaty was signed ?

they were withdrawn gradually May 1991 (until treaty's deadline of 1 June 1991)

WASHINGTON, August 13. /TASS/. Russia has "tested" a state-of-the-art ground-launched cruise missile at ranges capable of threatening most of European continent and US allies in Northeast Asia, namely Japan and South Korea, a US State Department official claimed on Wednesday.

"We continue to insist that Russia meet its legal obligations and return to compliance with this Treaty," the official said.

"We are consulting with Allies and reviewing a range of appropriate options — diplomatic, economic, and military — to respond to Russia's continuing violation of its treaty obligations," he said, stressing that there have been no decisions regarding military responses to "the Russian violation."

Last July, the United States announced that Russia was in violation of the INF Treaty, which bans manufacturing and tests of missiles with ranges of between 500-5,500 km (300-3,400 miles).

"We have reminded Russia of this and have pressed Russia repeatedly to engage constructively and return to compliance. We do not want a repeat of the escalatory cycle of action and reaction that marked much of the Cold War," the official said.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the US claims that Moscow is violating provisions of the INF treaty are totally ungrounded and Washington pursues the goal of discrediting Russia.

The ministry has in its turn voiced concerns about the US plans for deploying in Romania and Poland vertical launching systems that are capable of firing Standard-3 interceptor missiles and medium-range cruise missiles Tomahawk.

"Their deployment will be a direct violation of the INF treaty," the Foreign Ministry said.

max steel wrote:Russia Developes INF Treaty-Breaking Cruise Missile - US Intelligence Chief

Russia has developed a new ground-launched cruise missile that breaks the 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the House of Representatives Permanent Select Intelligence Committee on Thursday.

Clapper reiterated a claim he previously made in earlier testimony to Congress on February 9.In that earlier testimony, Clapper acknowledged that Russia had denied it was violating the INF Treaty.