INF collapse fuelling proliferation fears

The suspension of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which prohibits all U.S. and Russian land-based missiles within the 500-5,500km range, is raising fears of a new arms race in Europe

REACH OF INTERMEDIATE-RANGE MISSILES IN EUROPE
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NATO members          Reported SSC-8 deployment

Atlantic Ocean
SSC-8 2,350km
Paris
RUSSIA
London
Berlin
Mediterranean Sea
Moscow
Kasputin Yar
TLAM-N 2,500km
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RUSSIA: Has reportedly deployed several 9M729 cruise missiles – believed to be nuclear capable – to its western border. Missile is allegedly first to be produced in violation of INF Treaty

Novator 9M729 (NATO reporting name SSC-8) 

8m
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UNITED STATES: Has not yet developed new intermediate-range missiles, but could deploy land-based Tomahawk cruise missiles to Europe – perhaps by reintroducing nuclear-armed TLAM-N

BGM-109A Tomahawk Land  Attack Missile-Nuclear

6.5m
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Aug 2, 2019: U.S. and Russia due to withdraw from INF Treaty. Both sides will still be bound by New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) – which places limits on number of nuclear warheads and delivery systems that U.S. and Russia can maintain – but that treaty is set to expire in 2021
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Sources: CSIS, Stratfor, U.S. Navy © GRAPHIC NEWS
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