ABC News: Trump says he's terminating a major nuclear treaty with Russia. Here's what you need to know.
As National Security Adviser John Bolton was in Moscow, where he's expected to inform Russian officials of the Trump administration’s intention to withdraw from a major nuclear arms agreement -- the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty -- President Trump himself said Monday it definitely would happen.
"I’m terminating the agreement because they violated the agreement," Trump told reporters in Washington. "I’m terminating the agreement," he repeated for emphasis.
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Commentaries And Analysis On The U.S. Pulling Out Of The INF Treaty
What Trump's Threat To End A U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Treaty Means For Putin -- Lucian Kim, NPR
Trump withdrawal from Russia nuclear pact plays into Putin’s hands -- David A. Andelman
Trump is creating a nuclear threat worse than the cold war -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Will Trump's withdrawal from nuclear treaty spark an arms race or Russian compliance? -- NBC
Trump INF: Back to a nuclear arms race? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC
US quitting the INF treaty rekindle a big-power arms race? -- CSM Editorial
It’s Wrong to Abandon the INF Treaty -- Bloomberg
The end of INF: Another nuclear treaty bites the dust -- Alexander Gillespie, Al Jazeera
Deja Vu in Europe as Trump Quits Nuke Treaty (Op-ed) -- Moscow Times
Renegotiate the INF agreement, don't withdraw! -- Udo Bauer, DW
Trump was right to pull out of arms treaty, but not because of Russia -- John Lee, CNN
Trump's Withdrawal from the INF Treaty Formalized What Was Already True -- Salvatore Babones, National Interest
Killing our nuke treaty with Russia is only common sense -- Rich Lowry, NYPost
Trump may soon kill a US-Russia arms control deal. It might be a good idea. -- Alex ward, VOX
Trump and Bolton try to dismantle the INF Treaty -- Elisabeth Eaves, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
What is the INF nuclear treaty? -- Nicole Goebel, DW
What is the INF Treaty? -- VOA