US tests ballistic missile after exiting INF treaty
(VOVWORLD) - The US tested a ground-launched ballistic missile on Thursday, the US Department of Defense answered at a press conference.
 In August, the US Defense Department tested the first land-based cruise missile since Washington pulled out of the INF Treaty. (Photo: rferl.org) |
The Pentagon said the launch, prohibited under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, took place at Vandenberg Airbase in California.
This was the US’s second missile test since its withdrawal from the INF Treaty.