The United States threatened to destroy the Russian cruise missile system and Russia countered: this is very dangerous.

Hutcheson, Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO (Reuters)
Overseas networkOctober 3 rdOn Tuesday (2nd) local time, hutcheson, the permanent representative of the United States to NATO, said that Russia must stop secretly developing the banned cruise missile system, or the United States will seek to destroy it before it is put into use. Moscow, on the other hand, rebuked "this kind of aggressive speech is very dangerous."
According to news from Reuters, hutcheson said on the same day that the United States believed that Russia was developing a land-based missile system in violation of the Cold War Treaty, which would enable the Russian military to launch a nuclear attack on Europe once it was ordered, but Russia has always denied any violation of the Treaty. Hutcheson said that the United States is still committed to resolving disputes by diplomatic means, but if Russia continues to develop this missile system, the United States will consider military strikes.
She said at a press conference: "At that time, we will consider whether we have the ability to shoot down this (Russian) missile because it may hit any country (NATO). Russia violates Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty’s development of such missiles, and the United States will take countermeasures. "
Hutcheson later clarified in a tweet, "I’m not talking about pre-emptive strikes against Russia. My point is that Russia needs to resume its compliance with the INF Treaty (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty), otherwise we will need to match its capabilities to protect the interests of the United States and NATO. "
In response, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman ZaHallova responded on October 2nd that NATO did not recognize its responsibility and the danger of its aggressive remarks.
According to Sputnik news agency & radio news, ZaHallova said on the same day: "I think those who made such remarks did not realize their responsibilities and the danger of their aggressive remarks. As for the essence of the problem, Russian military experts will give a detailed reply. " NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said earlier that NATO believed that Russia violated Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and asked Russia to improve transparency. The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed out that the 9M729 cruise missile fully complies with Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty’s regulations.
In the past, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that it was ready for dialogue with the United States to safeguard Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and that if the United States abides by the treaty, Russia will also abide by its due obligations. American officials also pointed out in 2017 that the United States would consider developing its own system if the Russians continued to violate Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. According to the report, the US accusation may further aggravate the tension between Moscow and western countries.
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty’s full name is the Treaty between the Soviet Union and the United States on the Elimination of Intermediate-range and Short-range Missiles between the Two Countries, which was signed by the United States and the Soviet Union on December 8, 1987. The treaty stipulates that the two countries will no longer keep, produce or test land-based cruise missiles and ballistic missiles with a range of 500 km to 5,500 km. In recent years, the United States and Russia have repeatedly accused each other of violating the treaty, and the United States even threatened to withdraw from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty just like the Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems signed by the United States and the Soviet Union in 1972. (Overseas Network/Zhu Xiao)












