WASHINGTON – United States has tested a medium-range ground launched cruisemissile, just weeks after tearing up the Cold War-era pact with Russia thateliminated such nuclear-capable weapons.
The missile was launched from the US Navy-controlled San Nicolas Island offthe coast of Los Angeles, California.
Reacting to that, Russia has said the US test of ground-launched cruisemissile is regrettable and showed that Washington had long been preparingfor the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
According to TASS news agency, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister SergeiRyabkov said Russia would not be drawn into an arms race.
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Moscow still did not intend to deploy missiles unless the United States didso first, he added.
