The day after the announcement, Russia also said it would withdraw from the treaty, and accused the US of fabricating the allegations so it could develop new missiles.
From Putin : No argument or plea to let's save this treaty - just, in effect, an eager acceptance
To me, Putin seems a little too 'happy' with the collapse of the treaty
Almost if it is something he wanted ...Mmmm ... and Putin tends to get what he want's with Trump ...doesn't he ?
Maria Rublee, a former US intelligence officer and nuclear politics expert at Monash University, told the ABC these missiles were seen as a "hair trigger for nuclear war" due to how quickly they could strike a target.
It makes the chance of an accidental nuclear holocaust much more likely
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-03/collapse-of-treaty-could-lead-to-new-arms-race/10845950
