美國：俄羅斯違反一項核武器條約

The United States has accused Russia of violating a historic nuclear test ban treaty by testing a ground-launched cruise missile.

U.S officials say President Barack Obama informed Russian President Vladimir Putin in a letter Monday of the U.S.' determination that Russia broke the 1987 treaty. The move was first reported Monday evening by The New York Times.

The U.S. says Russia tested a new ground-launched cruise missile, breaking the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty that President Ronald Reagan signed with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was designed to eliminate ground-launched cruise missiles with ranges of 500 to 5,500 kilometers.

U.S. officials said the Obama administration is willing to hold high-level discussions on the issue and wants assurances that Russia will comply with the treaty requirements going forward.

There was no immediate response from Moscow.美國指責俄羅斯違反一項具有歷史意義的禁止核試驗條約，試射了一種陸基巡航導彈。

美國官員說，奧巴馬總統星期一致信俄羅斯總統普京，表示美國確定俄羅斯違反了1987年簽署的一項條約。《紐約時報》星期一晚間率先報道了這一舉措。

美國說，俄羅斯試射一種新型陸基巡航導彈，此舉違反了里根總統與蘇聯領導人戈爾巴喬夫簽署的中程核武器條約。

簽署中程核武器條約是爲了銷燬射程爲5百公里至5千5百公里的陸基巡航導彈。

美國官員說，奧巴馬政府願與俄羅斯就有關問題舉行高層會談，並希望確保俄羅斯遵守有關條約的規定。

莫斯科還沒有對此做出迴應。