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US Congressman Vows to Keep Pressure on Russia Over INF Treaty

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A statement on web-site of Republican from the US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee plans to bring alleged Russian violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty higher on the Congress agenda.

WASHINGTON, December 16 (Sputnik) – Republican Mike Rogers from the US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee plans to bring alleged Russian violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) higher on the Congress agenda, a statement on his website says.

"Rogers [who chairs the Armed Services Committee's Strategic Forces subcommittee] has been a strong critic of Russia's violations with the INF Treaty and will continue to press on this issue in the next Congress," the statement states.

The Strategic Forces subcommittee handles and provides House oversight over US nuclear weapons, missile defense and space programs.

Last week, speaking at a House hearing on Russia's arms control compliance, the Under-Secretary for Arms Control and International Security at the US Department of State Rose Gottemoeller said that the United States was "actively reviewing potential economic measures" in response to Russia's alleged violation of the INF treaty.

In July, the United States announced Russia had violated the treaty by testing a prohibited ground-launched cruise missile. Russia has denied the US claim, pointing, in turn, to US INF violations.

The INF treaty, signed by the United States and the Soviet Union, came into effect in 1988. The treaty bans nuclear and conventional ground-based cruise and ballistic missiles with a range of 500 to 5500 kilometers (310-3417 miles).

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