The Netherlands has evidence for illegal cruise missile in Russia
The Dutch government has information that Russia has actually developed a prohibited cruise missile. It is an SSC-8 rocket that has a range of more than 500 kilometers. This appears from a
letter from the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense.
Russia thus violates the important INF treaty, which was signed more than thirty years ago and which was put a point behind the Cold War. The treaty states that the development of a rocket with a range of more than 500 kilometers is forbidden.
"The Netherlands can independently confirm that Russia has developed and is currently launching a ground-based cruise weapon", the ministers write to the House of Representatives. They rely on "intelligence", but no further information is provided in the letter.
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