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NATO prepares response to controversial Russian missile

AFP

BRUSSELS -- NATO Wednesday (June 26) agreed on a package of political and military measures to boost its defences against a controversial Russian missile system.

The alliance will review its air and missile defences, along with its intelligence and surveillance programmes, unless Moscow abandons its 9M729 ground-launched cruise missile by August 2.

The United States and NATO say Russia is breaching the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).

Moscow insists the missile complies with the INF.

"If they [Russia] don't come back into compliance before August 2, then they have to bear the full responsibility for the demise of the treaty," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters at a meeting of NATO defence ministers.

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NATO has all rights to do that.

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