2018-19 秋 Week 8 Assignment 7.mp4 2018-19 秋 Week 8 Assignment 7.mp3: Thanks. Russia 1______________________________ President Trump's new threat to pull out of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty. One Russian official warns breaking the pact would be a very dangerous step. Here's Roxana Saberi. As worries about new arms race between the U.S. and Russia intensify, 2______________________________ requiring the two countries to eliminate missiles like these could be coming to an end. Russia has not, unfortunately, honored the agreement, so we're gonna terminate the agreement. We're gonna pull out. After a rally in Nevada Saturday, President Trump said 3______________________________ the agreement unless Russia and China—which isn't a party to the pact—comply. If Russia's doing it, and if China's doing it, and we're adhering to the agreement, that's unacceptable. The treaty was signed in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. It bans the U.S. and Soviet Union from possessing, producing and test-flying ground-launched missiles 4______________________________ 300 to 3,400 miles. President Trump can pull the U.S. 5______________________________, but some lawmakers, including Republican Senator Rand Paul, say it's a bad idea. I think it's a big, big mistake to 6______________________________ Reagan and Gorbachev signed. Senator Bob Corker 7______________________________ could be a negotiating tactic. Maybe this is just a move to say, "Look, if we don’t... if you don't straighten up, we're moving out of this." And I hope that's the case. Since 2014, the U.S. has declared Russia in violation of the treaty 8______________________________. Russia denies that charge 9______________________________ the U.S. of breaching the agreement. National Security Adviser John Bolton is in Moscow to discuss the treaty 10______________________________ on Mr. Trump's proposal. Germany has expressed concerns, but Britain's defense secretary told the Financial Times that his country stands "absolutely resolute" with the U.S. Tony? Roxana, thanks.