1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated January 2, 2020U.S. Withdrawal from the INF Treaty: Whats Next?U.S. Withdrawal On August 2, 2019, the United States withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. The United States withdrew from the treaty in response to Russias deployment o
2、f an INF-range ground-launched cruise missile, which violated the treatys ban on missiles with a range between 500 and 5,500 kilometers (see CRS Report R43832, Russian Compliance with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: Background and Issues for Congress). President Trump first indic
3、ated that the United States would withdraw from INF on October 20, 2018. He not only cited Russias violation, but also argued that the United States is at a disadvantage with respect to China because the latter is not bound by the treatys limits. On December 4, 2018, after a meeting of NATOs foreign
4、 ministers, Secretary of State Pompeo declared that Russia was in material breach of the treaty and announced that the United States would suspend its obligations, effective in 60 days, “unless Russia returns to full and verifiable compliance.” This 60-day period ended on February 2, 2019. U.S. Mili
