Once the United States "withdraws" from the treaty,so to speak, the strategic balance will be upset and the arms race elevated.
Pushback tractor moves a J-11 fighter jet A pushback tractor attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command moves a J-11 fighter jet to the flightline during the round-the-clock flight training exercise in northeast China on December 13, 2018.
Nanjing Massacre victims remembered Soldiers raise China's national flag to half-mast on the National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims at the memorial hall for the victims in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, on Dec 13, 2018.
J-10 fighter jets participate in flight training A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command taxis on the runway during a flight training exercise on December 11, 2018.
Pilot cadets fly JJ-7 fighter trainer airplanes JJ-7 fighter trainer airplanes taxi on the runway before takeoff for a flight training course in northwestern China's Gansu Province on December 11, 2018.
Soldiers operate HQ-22 surface-to-air missiles A military truck convoy carrying weapons and equipment attached to a surface-to-air missile brigade of the air force under the PLA Central Theater Command is en route to a training range during a recent training exercise at an undisclosed plateau area.
J-10 fighter jet flies past sun A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Central Theater Command flies past the sun during a live-fire training exercise on December 6, 2018.
Su-35 fighter jets take off for round-the-clock training Su-35 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command taxi on the flightline during a round-the-clock flight training exercise on December 4, 2018.
J-10 fighter jet deploys drogue parachute after landing A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade with the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command deploys its drogue parachute to slow itself after landing at a military airfield during a recent combat flight training exercise.
Transport helicopters fly over urban area Two Mi-171 transport helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 73rd Group Army fly in formation over the urban area during a routine flight training mission on December 6, 2018.
J-10 fighter jets take off for night training Two pilots assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command get settled in the cockpit of their fighter jet prior to a night flight training exercise on December 4, 2018.
