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STRATCOM Commander Reviewing INF Treaty

Monday, April 10th, 2017

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Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, said April 4 he is “reviewing” the Intermediate-Range Nucle ar Forces Treaty, underscoring the Defense Department’s focus on addressing Russia’s violation of the 1987 accord.U.S. officials in February said Russia has deployed a ground-launched nuclear-capable cruise missile and that the Trump administration plans potential responses to the INF breach. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said April 4 during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that the development “calls into question basic…

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