(Washington Composite Television) The United States announced on Monday that a conventional land -based cruise missile was fired in California.This is the first time that the United States has withdrawn from Russia's signing with Russia earlier this year, the first publicly announced test -to -range missile.The Russian side accused the United States of its aim to cause military tensions.
The U.S. Army tested a cruise missile on Sunday afternoon at San Nicolas Island outside California.After the Pentagon, the Pentagon issued a statement saying that the missile hit the target after flying more than 500 kilometers. The data obtained by the test firing will be used to develop medium -range missiles.
Although the test fired was a conventional missile and did not carry any nuclear equipment, the move showed that Washington actively strengthened its ability to strike the nuclear war.It is known that the missiles that fired on Sunday were Tomahawk cruise missiles with nuclear warheads.
The United States also plans to test the mid -range ballistic missile in November.
Russian Foreign Minister: Will not be involved in expensive military reserve competitions
Tas News reported that Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Riabkov regretted American test missiles.Riabakov said that the US move is obviously provoked about tensions. Russia will not be provoked, nor will it be involved in a expensive arms race.
Before the US announcement was announced, Russian President Putin, France, pointed out that it was the United States unilaterally withdrawn from the China Guide Treaty, not Russia.
Before meeting with French President Macron, Putin said at a press conference that Russia did not intend to deploy medium -range missiles and short -range missiles in areas where similar missile deployments were deployed in the United States.
Putin said: I have already said this earlier, and reiterated here again. So far, we all unilaterally fulfill the treaty commitment.If we make such attack weapons in the United States, we will do this.
The United States and the Soviet Union signed the China Guide Treaty in 1987, stipulating that the two countries no longer maintain, produce or test the range of land -based cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and launch devices from 500 kilometers to 5,500 kilometers.
The treaty failed on August 2, but the United States has unilaterally launched the procedure for exiting the treaty in February this year, and has accused Moscow of repeated violations of regulations in the past few years.
After the outside world is concerned about the invalidation of the China Guide Treaty, it will lead to a new round of dangerous nuclear arms competitions in the United States and Russia.
US Secretary of Defense Esper said earlier this month that the United States is no longer subject to the China -Guidance Treaty and has begun to develop a mobile land -based cruise and ballistic missile system to cope with Russia.But he emphasized that the United States is not going to launch a new round of arms competition.
