US Exit From INF Treaty To Undo Decades Of Arms Control Efforts - Republican Sen. Paul

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st October, 2018) The US plans to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) will undo the decades-long US-Russian joint efforts in the sphere of arms control, Republican Sen. Rand Paul said.

On Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced the country's exit from the INF treaty over the alleged Russian violations of the agreement.

"This would undo decades of bipartisan arms control dating from [former US President Ronald] Reagan. We shouldn't do it. We should seek to fix any problems with this treaty and move forward," Paul wrote on late Saturday on his Twitter page.

The 1987 INF Treaty prohibits the development, deployment and testing of ground-launched ballistic or cruise missiles with ranges between 300 and 3,400 miles.

The United States and Russia have repeatedly accused each other of violating the accord.