End of INF treaty will lead to 'deployment of new weapons': analyst Russian military analyst Pavel Felgenhauer says the end of the INF treaty will lead to the 'development' and 'deployment of new weapons' and has come as no surprise to Moscow. The United States will officially withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty on Friday, clearing the way for a new arms race with Russia -- and throwing China into the mix. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES