Hello and welcome to bbc news. The United States has officially withdrawn from an arms control pact with russia that dates back to the cold war. The intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty was a landmark agreement at the time but now the us accusses russia of violating it which moscow denies. The fear is that without the restrictions a new arms race could get underway. The bbcs Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale has more. It was a crucial moment towards the ending of the cold war. The moment in 1987 when the leaders of the United States and soviet union signed the intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty. They promised to destroy all their missiles with ranges between 300 miles and 3 00 miles. Eliminating at a stroke an entire class of Nuclear Weapons. The mobile ground launched Nuclear Weapons were hard to detect and could strike anywhere in europe within minutes. But in recent years, russia has begun testing and deploying a new Cruise Missile which the us says breaches the inf t
Swedishjudge has substantial risk to life. And a swedish judge has ordered the american rapper to be released from custody. Hello and welcome to world news today. The to world news today. Secretary general of nhs ti wa nts the secretary general of nhs that he wa nts to the secretary general of nhs that he wants to avoid a new arms race after the us formally pulled out at a Cold War Nuclear weapons pact with russia. They say nato supports washingtons decision and blames russia for the collapse at the intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty. President trump says russia has violated the treaty by developing a new type of bandit cruise missile. Our Diplomatic Correspondent james reports. It cruise missile. Our Diplomatic Correspondentjames reports. It was a crucial moment towards the ending of the cold war. At that moment in 1987 and the leaders at the United States and soviet union signed at the intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty. Ronald reagan and gorbachev promise to destroy all
Hello and welcome to bbc news. The United States has officially withdrawn from an arms control pact with russia that dates back to the cold war. The intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty was a landmark agreement at the time but now the us accusses russia of violating it accuses russia of violating it, which moscow denies. The fear is that without the restrictions a new arms race could get underway. The bbcs Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale has more. It was a crucial moment towards the ending of the cold war. The moment in 1987 when the leaders of the United States and soviet union signed the intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty. A promise to destroy all their missiles with ranges between 300 miles and 31100 miles. Eliminating at a stroke and entire class of Nuclear Weapons. The mobile ground launched Nuclear Weapons were hard to detect and could strike anywhere in europe within minutes. But in recent years, russia has begun testing and deploying a new Cruise Missile which
A tornado watch, severe thunderstorm watches across several states. And its all moving east just as the weekend begins. Rob with the new track. Breaking news tonight. A wellknown cardiologist, once former president george h. W. Bushs doctor, gunned down while riding his bike in houston. We have late reporting. The warning involving mcdonalds tonight. Reports more than 160 people have already been sickened. And the video tonight being studied around the world. An extremely rare sighting in the jungle. Is this person the last known member of an amazon tribe . Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a friday night. There are several developing stories as we come on the air. The major storm warnings, that deadly lake tragedy, but we do begin with the Major Development involving the president. We learned today that his longtime fixer and personal attorney secretly recorded a conversation with the president just two months before the election. Sources tonight say Michael Cohe
Million americans on alert right now. A tornado watch, severe thunderstorm watches across several states. And its all moving east just as the weekend begins. Rob with the new track. Breaking news tonight. A wellknown cardiologist, once former president george h. W. Bushs doctor, gunned down while riding his bike in houston. We have late reporting. The warning involving mcdonalds tonight. 160 people have already been sickened. And the video tonight being studied around the world. An extremely rare sighting in the jungle. Is this person the last known member of an amazon tribe . Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a friday night. There are several developing stories as we come on the air. The major storm warnings, that deadly lake tragedy, but we do begin with the Major Development involving the president. We learned today that his longtime fixer and personal attorney secretly recorded a conversation with the president just two months before the election. Sources toni