US to Withdraw From Nuclear Arms Treaty Unless Russia Returns to Compliance

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday the U.S. will withdraw from a milestone Cold War-era nuclear treaty unless Russia returns to compliance. "We either bury our head in the sand or we take common sense action," Pompeo told reporters in Brussels after meeting with NATO foreign ministers. Pompeo told the ministers the U.S. will begin the six-month process of leaving the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in 60 days over alleged violations by...

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