Putin says Russia will respond in kind if U.S. quits missile treaty
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 19 October 2017
- Modified Date: 07:01 | 19 October 2017
Russia will respond immediately and symmetrically if the United States quits the intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
Moscow is ready to develop new weapons systems, both nuclear and non-nuclear, in response to other countries doing the same, Putin said at a forum with scholars.