Intermediate-Range Challenges
... missile defence system may be turned from a defensive weapon (against Iran) into an offensive one (against Russia). Other Nuclear Powers and the Future of the INF Treaty Other official nuclear powers could play a positive role in the current crisis. China is a very important component of the equation: on the one hand, it is has the largest number of missile systems, both nuclear and conventional, which may be covered by the INF Treaty definitions; the United States estimates that up to 95 per cent ...