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Russia's Compliance with the INF Treaty (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Sept. 18, 2014
Report Number IN10038
Report Type Insight
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

The Obama Administration, in its recently released 2014 report on arms control compliance, has stated that Russia has violated the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Specifically, the Administration claims that Russia has tested a land-based cruise missile with a range greater than 500 kilometers. The United States has raised its concerns with Russia several times over the past year, including in a meeting that occurred in Moscow on September 11, 2014. While the State Department reports that the two sides had a "useful exchange of views," Russia's response did not "assuage" U.S. concerns. Russia, for its part, claimed that the United States did not offer any details to back up its accusation and failed to address Russian concerns about U.S. compliance with the treaty.