US Rejects Russia’s ‘Proof’ of Compliance With Arms Treaty

Components of SSC-8/9M729 cruise missile system are on display during a news briefing, organized by Russian defense and foreign ministries, at Patriot Expocenter near Moscow, Russia Jan. 23, 2019. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

The United States on Jan. 24 said Russia’s display of a secret missile didn’t prove that the nuclear-capable weapon is compliant with a 1987 arms treaty between the two nations.

Russian military officials unveiled the nuclear-capable Novator 9M729 missile to journalists and foreign military attachés on Jan. 23.