The United States is suspending its compliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with Russia on Saturday and will withdraw from the landmark 1987 arms control accord in six months if Moscow does not end its alleged violation of the pact, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday.
Al Jazeera: US suspends compliance with INF treaty, may withdraw in 6 months
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a news briefing at the State Department Feb. 1, 2019 in Washington, DC. Citing Russia's violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Pompeo announced that the United States will withdraw in 180 days from the treaty, which has been a centerpiece of nuclear arms control since the Cold War.
