When enforced, the pact eliminated all ground-launched nuclear missiles with a range of 300 to 3,000 miles and aimed at the total destruction of over 800 U.S. missiles in Europe and 1,700 Russian missiles in Asia and Europe.
"I would say that it (the accord) will be very difficult to save because of President Trump's unilateral contempt for international law, but it may be possible if the rest of the international community remains resolute in its support for the Treaty, and if there is a powerful civil society response," Hudson said.
The pact was widely credited with strengthening the U.S. and its allies' security, whilst enhancing global stability and bringing in stringent arms control.
This possible abandonment of the accord has stunned President Trump's critics and supporters, as the U.S. pledged to increase its nuclear stockpile, whilst unraveling the existing framework for nuclear control.
"It unleashes the possibility, not only of a spiraling nuclear arms race, but of greater numbers of U.S. nuclear weapons coming to Europe. We must stand resolutely against this return to the nuclear escalation of the Cold War and CND calls on all peoples once again to reject these moves," Hudson added
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he wants to discuss the arms treaty with Trump when the two meet in Paris on Nov. 11.
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