NATO says no to new 'arms race' as US, Russia rip up INF treaty

NATO said Friday it hoped to avoid a new arms race with Russia and not deploy nuclear weapons on European soil after Washington and Moscow ripped up a landmark Cold War-era missile pact.

"Russia is solely responsible for the treaty's demise," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a prepared statement announcing Washington's formal withdrawal at a regional forum in Bangkok, minutes after Russia pronounced the agreement void. "Europe must not become the scene of a new arms race," Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said.Under the deal, missiles with ranges of 500 to 5,500 kilometers were eliminated.

The missile has a range of about 1,500 kilometers, according to NATO, though Moscow says it can only travel 480 kilometers. Stoltenberg said the 9M729 was nuclear-capable, mobile and difficult to attack, able to hit European cities with only minutes of warning time.Soon after, Moscow began its move to pull out, and last month Russian President Vladimir Putin formally suspended its participation.But the United States accused Russia of repeated violations and said the bilateral pact had given other countries -- namely China -- free rein to develop their own long-range missiles.

"The United States calls upon Russia and China to join us in this opportunity to deliver real security results to our nations and the entire world."

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