Russia has been developing a multiple warhead missile, RS-24 ICBM, (known as SS-27 missiles to the Pentagon) capable of carrying up to 10 warheads, which is in violation of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty according to Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona.
The first missiles will be deployed by December of this year and by 2016 will account for no less than 80% of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces.
Perhaps the Russians will stop the development of the new missiles after all the concessions President Obama made to them.
Washington Times
Sen. Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican and No. 2 Republican Senate leader, recently identified a key issue that is likely to complicate the administration's plan: Russia for years has been violating the current Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which is set to expire Dec. 5.
Mr. Kyl said in a Senate floor speech Oct. 19 that Russia's development of a new multiple-warhead RS-24 missile that was tested as recently as May 2007 violates the current treaty.[...]
"That would be illegal for the Russians to deploy under START. So why are they testing it?" Mr. Kyl asked.
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