The United States says it’s pulling out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia.
Thirty-one years ago, the U.S. and Soviet Union agreed to reduce their nuclear arsenals and ultimately destroyed nearly 2,700 missiles.  As CGTN’s White House Correspondent Nathan King reports, it was a pivotal moment in ending the Cold War.

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To discuss all of this:

• Alexander Nekrassov served as an adviser to the Kremlin and was an investigative journalist with the Russian news agency, TASS.
• Aurel Braun is a professor of International Relations and Political Science at the University of Toronto.
• Ian Williams is a fellow with the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
• Qinduo Xu is a senior fellow with the Pangoal Institution.

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MORE: Pompeo says will provide formal notice to Russia that U.S. is withdrawing from INF treaty in six months pic.twitter.com/HQlbptQdo8

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 1, 2019

#BREAKING: Russia says to resolutely counter "destructive steps" in arms control, disarmament, non-proliferation, after U.S. announced withdrawal from #INFTreaty pic.twitter.com/5d37nsRBlH

— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) February 1, 2019