Washington: US President Donald Trump said he wants a new nuclear agreement to be signed by both Russia and China, replacing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty from which the US withdrew over the weekend.
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Trump said he had spoken to the two countries about the idea, and that they were both “very, very excited”.
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The Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty banned missiles with ranges of 500-5,500km.
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The US withdrawal on Friday followed accusations by Washington that Russia had violated the pact by deploying a new type of cruise missile – a charge denied by Moscow.
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Responding to questions about how he would avoid a nuclear arms race following the INF treaty’s demise, Trump said his administration had been speaking to Russia “about a pact for nuclear, so that they get rid of some, we get rid of some”.
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“We’d certainly have to include China at some point,” he added.
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Trump said such a treaty would be “a great thing for the world” and that he believed it would happen. “China was very, very excited about talking about it and so was Russia. So I think we’ll have a deal at some point,” he told reporters.
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