(On Sunday, the Pentagon test-fired a mid-range missile off the coast of Ventura that until this month had been banned for more than 30 years.)
President Trump Terminates Reagan-Era Arms Treaty, Sparking Fears of New Arms Race with Russia
By Tyler Hayden
Published: August 21, 2019
Just two weeks after the United States and Russia ripped up a landmark arms treaty that greatly reduced the nuclear arsenals of both superpowers and eliminated an entire category of missiles, the Pentagon on Sunday test-fired a previously banned mid-range missile from San Nicolas Island off the coast of Ventura. Slow-motion video footage shows the Tomahawk cruise missile emerging from its mobile launch platform before speeding 300 miles over the ocean and hitting an undisclosed target. “Data collected and lessons learned from this test will inform the Department of Defense’s development of future intermediate-range capabilities,” the Pentagon said in a press statement.
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