Nuclear Agreements and Capabilities in 2017

... Theoretically, should the escalation of Russia–U.S. relations reach a critical point, the United States could withdraw from the INF Treaty and start deploying its missiles on bases it would establish in response to Russia deploying such weapons as sea-launched ... ... and they are moved to Kaliningrad for military exercises or in case of an escalation. The situation with New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is more complicated. New START expires in a few years. Right now, we cannot say whether it will be followed ...