In August 2019, when the U.S. withdrew from the [[INF Treaty]], banning intermediate-range missiles in [[Europe]], the [[U.S.]] had already deployed [[missile]]s in [[Romania]], and Poland, saying their purpose was ostensibly ‘to defend against [[Iran]]’. However, the tubes installed are deliberately configured to accommodate [[nuclear warhead]]-equipped [[cruise missile]]s and [[ballistic missile]]s; it is not possible to determine which missile is loaded, as the tubes have lids. The time for these missiles to reach [[Moscow]] would be 9 minutes from Poland, and 10 from Romania. | In August 2019, when the U.S. withdrew from the [[INF Treaty]], banning intermediate-range missiles in [[Europe]], the [[U.S.]] had already deployed [[missile]]s in [[Romania]], and Poland, saying their purpose was ostensibly ‘to defend against [[Iran]]’. However, the tubes installed are deliberately configured to accommodate [[nuclear warhead]]-equipped [[cruise missile]]s and [[ballistic missile]]s; it is not possible to determine which missile is loaded, as the tubes have lids. The time for these missiles to reach [[Moscow]] would be 9 minutes from Poland, and 10 from Romania. |