Russia has accused the U.S. of removing 56 Trident II submarine launchers and 41 B-52H heavy bombers from its nuclear count, without Moscow being able to verify how they were modified.
Russia has accused the United States of quietly reclassifying nuclear weapons systems in a potential bid to hide the true scale of its strategic arsenal, which is limited by a treaty between the two leading powers.
"We have to say that although Washington claims to have done so, in actual fact it only achieved the reduction levels by juggling figures," the statement contended."It has achieved the agreed reduction levels not only by reducing arms but also through the illegal and unilateral reclassification of about a hundred strategic offensive systems. That is a serious problem, which must be settled before any discussions on the extension of the treaty are held.
As Washington and Moscow entered the 21st century, their political wrangling resumed and efforts to renew the START treaty floundered. It ultimately expired in 2009, but former President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev managed to secure the New START in April of the following year. This deal went even further, restricting the U.S. and Russia to only 1,550 deployed warheads with 700 deployed and 800 deployed or nondeployed ICBMs, SLBMs and heavy bombers.
"Specifically Washington has unilaterally removed 56 Trident II SLBM launchers and 41 B-52H heavy bombers from its accountability under the treaty by declaring them as converted. However, the so-called conversion has been conducted in such a way that Russia cannot confirm its results as it is specified in the New START treaty," the statement said."Moreover, the U.S.
Russian Defense Ministry officials show off Russia’s 9M729 cruise missile at the military Patriot Park outside Moscow, on January 23. Moscow insisted the range of a missile system that has prompted Washington to withdraw from a key Cold War-era arms treaty is allowed under the agreement. VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
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