“The Ministry of Defense conducted flight tests of a non-nuclear ground-based ballistic missile at about 8:30 a.m. (7:30 p.m. PST) Pacific time today, December 12, 2019, from the Vandenberg air force base,” RIA Novosti quotes the representative of the air base as California
He noted that an evaluation of the test results is currently underway.
On August 19, the Pentagon announced the test of a banned INF Treaty cruise missile. As emphasized in the military department, the development of a new rocket began in February.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that Washington was preparing for missile tests long before the INF Treaty ceased to operate.