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Russia Declares Nuclear Arms Treaty “Formally Dead” as U.S. Withdraws

AUG 02, 2019

The Trump administration has formally ended U.S. participation in the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. In a statement responding to the U.S. withdrawal, Russia’s foreign ministry called the INF treaty “formally dead.” President Ronald Reagan and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the treaty in 1987 to ban all nuclear and non-nuclear missiles with short and medium ranges. President Trump’s withdrawal has sparked fears of a new nuclear arms race.

Pentagon to Receive $1.48 Trillion Under Two-Year Budget Deal

AUG 02, 2019

The Senate has sent President Trump a two-year budget that would increase both domestic and military spending by raising the debt ceiling and rolling back spending caps. Trump has promised to sign the deal, which would increase government spending by $320 billion over the next two years, with the Pentagon set to receive a staggering $738 billion for the coming fiscal year. According to the National Priorities Project, the U.S. spends more on its military than 144 other countries combined.

They never kept to it in the first place confirmed

by head of Nato European Command yesterday

If russia isn't obiding by the treaty...why should we?

Cancel it.

Last Edited by Mental Case on 08/02/2019 10:16 PM