US tests medium-range cruise missile after exiting INF treaty

The US Defense Department on Monday announced the test of a medium-range ground-launched cruise missile, just weeks after tearing up the Cold War-era pact with Russia eliminating that class of nuclear-capable weapons."The test missile exited its ground mobile launcher and accurately impacted its target after more than 500 kilometers (310 miles) of flight," the Pentagon said in a statement.While the missile was described as "conventionally configured," meaning not nuclear-equipped, the launch was