WATCH: U.S. flight-tests ground launched Tomahawk variant off of California in a test that went "more than 500km", a first since the end of the INF treaty earlier this month. Notable that they chose the Tomahawk as the original ground-launched version of it was killed by INF pic.twitter.com/aIPKRFHdvC— Jeff Martin (@JeffMartinDC) August 19, 2019
CNN: US tests ground launch cruise missile previously banned under INF
The US military conducted a flight test of a conventional ground-launched cruise missile off the western coast of the US Sunday, a missile test that would have been previously banned under the now defunct Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the Pentagon said Monday.
"The Department of Defense conducted a flight test of a conventionally-configured ground-launched cruise missile off the US West Coast Sunday. We are currently evaluating the results of the test," Lt. Col. Carla Gleason told CNN.
The test was conducted from San Nicolas Island, California, and the Pentagon said that "the test missile exited its ground mobile launcher and accurately impacted its target after more than 500 kilometers of flight."
Officials stressed that the missile is designed to carry a conventional and not a nuclear payload.
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WNU Editor: It is now official. The INF Treaty is dead.
More News On The U.S. Testing Ground Launch Cruise Missile
Pentagon tests first land-based cruise missile in a post-INF treaty world (WATCH) -- Defense News
The US fired off a previously banned missile, the first since the collapse of a Cold War-era nuclear arms pact with Russia -- Business Insider
Pentagon tests previously banned cruise missile -- The Hill
DOD Tests Intermediate-Range Cruise Missile -- Air Force Magazine
3 comments:
But please, continue to assure me that there is no modern arms race and that the new cold war isn't a real threat, dearest informed WNU commenters.
Go to hell warmongering fools
For weapons that were banned they sure appeared quickly ,lol!
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