Russia recently announced that it will no longer abide by a self-imposed moratorium on deploying land-based intermediate-range nuclear missiles, citing U.S. and NATO plans to field similar weapons in Europe and the Asia-Pacific. Knewz.com has learned that the decision marks the latest escalation in deteriorating relations between Moscow and Washington, already strained by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Exit from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty The Intermediate-Range Nuclear