Overview
Agence France Presse quoted Jeff Pryce in a February 3 article titled "Dropping Weapons Treaty Would Let US Update Its Nuclear Arsenal." The article discusses the decision by the Trump administration to scrap the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty with Russia. The withdrawal from the treaty could launch a new arms race, but will also allow the United States to update its nuclear arsenal, a publicly stated goal for the past year.
Pryce argues that the INF treaty favors the United States because, while it prohibits all surface-to-air missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometers, conventional or intermediate, anything fired from a submarine or dropped by a bomber, simply is not covered.
"Thus, the INF Treaty deprives Russia of a significant military capability, for which its size and location are strategic advantages," Pryce said on Twitter.
The full article can be read at Agence France Presse.
