(July 29, 2014 at 9:55 am)Rayaan Wrote:Quote:WASHINGTON — The United States has concluded that Russia violated a landmark arms control treaty by testing a prohibited ground-launched cruise missile, according to senior American officials, a finding that was conveyed by President Obama to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in a letter on Monday.
It is the most serious allegation of an arms control treaty violation that the Obama administration has leveled against Russia and adds another dispute to a relationship already burdened by tensions over the Kremlin’s support for separatists in Ukraine and its decision to grant asylum to Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/29/world/...reaty.html
I think this is quite hypocritical as it is coming from a President who himself violated international laws with the use of secret drone strikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Gaza, and possibly other countries.
Are there even valid evidences for making this accusation?
Discuss.
The US unilaterally abrogated the 1973 ABM treaty in 2003 to pursue ballistic missile defense. ABM treaty was the cornerstone of Russia's continued security in its role as a strategic nuclear power. After that it would be hard to convince Putin and the Russians any arms limitation treaty with US should be taken as more than an cynical American joke at the expense of Russia.
