US EditionRussia Ends Moratorium on Nuclear-Capable Intermediate-Range Missiles
- Russia confirmed on August 2025 that it continued developing nuclear missiles during a self-imposed moratorium on their deployment.
- This development follows the 2019 U.S. withdrawal from the 1987 ground-based shorter- and intermediate-range missile treaty amid accusations of violations.
- Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov specified the moratorium applied only to deployment and allowed research and development to proceed, leading to a substantial missile arsenal.
- Ryabkov stated, "We now possess it," referring to the developed intermediate- and shorter-range missile systems, underscoring Moscow’s strategic military advances.
- The continuation of missile development amid moratorium raises concerns about arms control stability and may accelerate the nuclear arms race globally.
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Russia says it continued development of nuclear missiles
TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Russia kept up development of intermediate- and shorter-range missile systems during a moratorium on their deployment and now possesses a substantial arsenal of such weapons, Russian media reported late on Sunday.
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The Treaty between the United States and the USSR on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles was signed in 1987 by then-US President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.
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