An animation published by the U.S. mission to NATO claims to depict the Novator 9M729 cruise missile, but instead appeared to show the Iskander short-range ballistic missile.
The United States' mission to the NATO Western military alliance released a cartoon Friday blaming Russia and its new cruise missile for the collapse of a Cold War-era arms treaty — but appeared to depict an entirely different weapon.
in a bid to disprove U.S. claims. Instead, it appeared to show the Iskander short-range ballistic missile, known to NATO as SS-26—a weapon the U.S. has not claimed was in violation of the INF. In addition to defending the 9M729's capabilities as compliant with the INF, Moscow has counterclaimed that the U.S.' Aegis Ashore defense system based in Romania and soon to be operational in Poland could be used offensively as well, thus violating the treaty.
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