The Pentagon on Thursday flight-tested a missile that had been banned under a treaty that the United States and Russia abandoned last summer. Some U.S. arms control advocates said the test risks an unnecessary arms race with Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prototype missile was configured to be armed with a non-nuclear warhead. The Pentagon declined to disclose specifics beyond saying the missile was launched from a \u201cstatic launch stand\u201d at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and landed in the open ocean. The Defense Department said the ballistic missile flew more than 500 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Pentagon declined to reveal the maximum range of the missile tested. Last spring, when U.S. officials disclosed the testing plan, they said it would be roughly 3,000 kilometers to 4,000 kilometers . That is sufficient to reach potential targets in parts of China from a base on Guam, for example. The Pentagon has made no basing decisions and has suggested that it will take at least a few years before such a missile would be ready for deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty, land-based cruise and ballistic missiles with a range between 500 kilometers and 5,500 kilometers were prohibited. The Trump administration chose to abandon the INF treaty, saying that while it had adhered to the treaty\u2019s limitations, Russia had violated it by deploying a noncompliant cruise missile aimed at U.S. allies in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnce we develop intermediate-range missiles, and if my commanders require them, then we will work closely and consult closely with our allies in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere with regards to any possible deployments,\u201d Esper said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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