“I think you are talking about the commentary by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper that we want to consider deploying medium- and shorter-range missiles in the Far East. This is because China already has thousands of such deployed missiles! ”Said Bolton.

He explained that China was not a party to the nuclear INF Treaty, so "could freely do it."

“This is one of the reasons President Trump withdrew from the treaty,” the presidential adviser added.

Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin instructed to monitor US steps to develop the INF. On August 2, the contract terminated.

The United States announced a unilateral withdrawal from the treaty earlier this year.