Missiles and emergent tech dominates UK committee discussions
The growing dangers of new military technologies and growing tension between the US and Russia concerning the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) dominated discussions during a UK Defence Committee session on 20 November.
Signed in 1987 between Russia and the US in a bilateral agreement, the INF restricts both countries from deploying all missiles, as well as their launchers, with ranges of 500-5,500 km.
After claims that Russia had broken the treaty, US President Donald Trump declared his intention to withdraw from the treaty altogether. In response, the UK Defence Committee held an oral evidence session to discuss the possible consequences.
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