The Patriot Post® · U.S. Accuses Russia of Violating Missile Treaty

The United States has reason to believe the Russians violated the 1987 Nuclear Missile Treaty signed by then-President Ronald Reagan and Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The treaty banned nuclear missiles that had ranges between 300 to 3,400 miles, and the Obama administration called the reported new testing “a very serious matter,” according to the Associated Press. The relationship between the two countries continues to deteriorate. First, Russia granted Edward Snowden asylum, then Russia escalated the Ukrainian conflict (MH17, anyone?) and now, sanctions are working so “well” that Russians are snatching up American goods like cars and oil field machinery in anticipation of further sanctions. Is it getting cold in here, or is this the beginning of a new cold war? More…