Russian President Putin Warns Of A New 'Arms Race'

President Vladimir Putin says Russia will respond "in kind" if the United States places new missiles on European soil (AFP Photo/Sergei CHIRIKOV)

AFP: Putin warns of a new 'arms race'

Moscow (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday of a new arms race if America pulls out of weapons treaties, and said Russia would respond "in kind" to any new US missiles placed on European soil.

At the weekend, US President Donald Trump sparked concerns globally when he said he would ditch a Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty, the three-decade-old Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).

Speaking after hosting Trump's national security advisor John Bolton on Tuesday, Putin warned that abandoning the treaty, and failure to extend another key arms control agreement known as the New START, would unleash a new arms race and put Europe in danger.

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Update: Putin slams Trump's nuclear buildup threat as 'very dangerous' (CNN)

WNU Editor: Putin's concerns are valid. But like the NATO chief said on Wednesday .... NATO chief sees new U.S. missile deployments in Europe as unlikely (Reuters). Here is an easy prediction .... both sides are going to be doing a lot of talking before we read and hear stories of new nuclear missiles being developed and deployed.

Update #2: I want to hear the answers when the questions are asked .... Dems demand Mattis, Pompeo brief on Trump's withdrawal from arms control treaty (The Hill).