Russia Halts Sharing , Information Regarding Nuclear Forces , With the US.<br />NBC reports that a Russian diplomat has announced <br />that Moscow has stopped sharing information <br />regarding its nuclear forces with the United States.<br />According to Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's <br />deputy foreign minister, the suspension <br />of information includes any missile tests. .<br />All notifications, all kinds of notifications, <br />all activities under the treaty will be <br />suspended and will not be conducted <br />regardless of what position the U.S. may take, Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's deputy foreign minister, via NBC.<br />The news comes after Russia ended its <br />participation in the last remaining nuclear <br />arms pact between the two superpowers.<br />Last month, President Vladimir Putin <br />ended Russia's involvement <br />with the START treaty.<br />At the time, Putin said that Russia could not accept <br />U.S. inspections of nuclear sites after NATO declared <br />that its goal was a Russian defeat in Ukraine.<br />NBC reports that Russia's foreign ministry <br />said that Moscow would continue to respect <br />the treaty's caps placed on nuclear weapons.<br />Russia's defense ministry said that military drills <br />currently underway will include Yars mobile missile <br />launchers moving across three regions of Siberia.<br />NBC reports that the Yars is a nuclear <br />capable intercontinental ballistic missile <br />with a range in excess of 6,800 miles.<br />According to the ministry, the drills <br />will include measures to keep the deployment <br />concealed from foreign intelligence.
