The United States and Russia could be on the brink of a renewed arms race with Europe at the center of the battleground. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused Russia of violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a landmark Cold War era unclear arms control deal. Citing noncompliance from Russia, the US plans to formally withdraw from the treaty in six months. Should the US withdraw from the treaty, both countries would be free to place intermediate-range, nuclear-capable, ground-launched missile systems on European soil.
