Russia kicks off huge war games to test nuclear arsenal

Daria Litvinova

This article, Russia kicks off huge war games to test nuclear arsenal, originally appeared on CBSNews.com

"According to the script of the drill, there's escalation along the borders, and it could involve deployment of short- and intermediate-range missiles," he told CBS News.

Last week, Putin announced that Russia would start developing short- and intermediate-range missiles in response to U.S. plans to deploy such weapons in Asia. They are missiles that were banned for decades under the INF.

Russia formally withdrew from the Reagan-era treaty soon after the U.S., which had accused Moscow of working on new missiles that violated the terms of the accord.

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