International security/ Arms race
Ash Carter has quietly thrown down the gauntlet in a
lingering dispute with Russia: If President Vladimir Putin continues to violate
the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the U.S. could respond in kind.
“The range of options we should look at from the
Defense Department could include active defenses to counter intermediate-range
ground-launched cruise missiles; counter-force capabilities to prevent
intermediate-range ground-launched cruise missile attacks; and countervailing
strike capabilities to enhance U.S. or allied forces,” Carter told senators in
little-noticed written answers to follow-up questions from his confirmation
hearing.
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