Japan hopes U.S. will rethink withdrawal from nuke pact with Russia

The Japanese government expressed hope Monday that the United States will reconsider its plan to withdraw from the Cold War-era nuclear arms treaty with Russia."It is undesirable for the United States to have no other choice than to break away from the treaty and we hope (the withdrawal) would be avoided," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said in a press conference.Tokyo will seek to exchange views on the matter with Washington, the top government spokesman said.U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he will scrap the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia, which limi…READ FULL ARTICLE