Two leading Republican lawmakers say that Russian violations of a key nuclear treaty have worsened, causing them to worry about risks to U.S. forces and allies from intermediate-range cruise missiles.
Reps. Mac Thornberry (R., Texas) and Devin Nunes (R., Calif.), who chair the House armed services and intelligence committees, sent a letter to President Obama this week urging the administration to penalize Russia for its violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, commonly known as the INF.
The congressmen disclosed in the letter sent Monday that Moscow’s violations of the INF Treaty have “worsened,” though they did not elaborate on the breaches.
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Source: The Washington Free Beacon
