02-05-2019, 11:49 AM
I'm endlessly entertained at the ability of some to morph any issue into proof that "Putin controls Trump". First off Russia doesn't have the economy to enter an arms race with the US. Secondly both Russia and the US have a vast nuclear arsenal, staying in, or leaving, this treaty doesn't change that. Lastly if armed conflict goes nuclear the delivery system used will be the last of our worries. The INF was mostly a step in the gradual thawing in relations with the USSR that ended with its dissolution.
In regards to China, were they a signatory in the INF? In any event China is not a big nuclear threat and if they endeavor to become one then this treaty would not have prevented it.
In regards to China, were they a signatory in the INF? In any event China is not a big nuclear threat and if they endeavor to become one then this treaty would not have prevented it.
