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The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty terminated on August 2, 2019, when the United States withdrew from this Cold War-era nuclear non-proliferation agreement, accusing Russia of non-compliance with its terms.Washington had provided a six-month notice of withdrawal on February 2, 2019, giving Moscow a final chance to save the treaty by destroying its Novator 9M729 ground-launched, intermediate-range cruise missile, which the U.S. has repeatedly said violates the treaty. The cruise missile carries the NATO designation of SSC-8.According to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, since the mid-2000s, Russia developed
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