Strike Europe: Russia and Treaty

strike europe: Russia and the U.S. are the signatories to the 1987 INF treaty, which bans land-based missiles with a range between 500 and 5,500 kilometers 300 to 3,400 miles . U.S. President Donald Trump started the six-month withdrawal process this month, according to The Japan Times. The United States and its NATO allies want Russia to destroy its 9M729 nuclear-capable cruise missile system, which Washington says could allow Russia to strike Europe with almost no warning. Fearing a nuclear arms race between China, Russia and the United States after the collapse of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces INF treaty, which the United States is withdrawing from, Merkel made her call for a global treaty. ; Disarmament is something that concerns us all, and we would of course be glad if such talks were held not just between the United States, Europe and Russia but also with China, Merkel told the Munich Security Conference. Merkel's suggestion of involving China in a negotiation is seen by European NATO diplomats as a potential way out of the impasse because a new treaty could address American concerns about a growing military threat from China and Russia. China develops its capabilities strictly according to its defensive needs and doesn't pose a threat to anybody else. But China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, who spoke on a panel in Munich, said that Chinese missiles are solely defensive. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.