Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Current Affairs, GK & News
New START Treaty
The US President Joe Biden recently proposed to extend New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) Treaty by five years. Russia has welcomed the proposal. Key Features of New START Treaty The New START Treaty was signed between United States and Russia in 2010 in Prague (capital of Czech Republic). It entered into force in 2011. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Arms Race • Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty • New START • New START Treaty • Nuclear arms race • Nuclear weapons • SORT • US-Russia
Open Skies Treaty
Russia recently announced that it is withdrawing from the “Open Skies Treaty”. The treaty allows the signatories to carry out unarmed surveillance flights over each other’s territories. In 2020, the US announced that it is to leave the Open Skies Treaty. Open Skies Treaty The Open Skies Treaty was signed in 1992 after the Disintegration ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty • NATO • open skies treaty • Soviet Union • US-Russia
US test-fires Medium-Range Cruise Missile after exiting INF treaty
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) announced successful testing of a medium-range ground-launched cruise missile, just weeks after withdrawing from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a Cold War-era pact with Russia eliminating that class of nuclear-capable weapons. Key Highlights The missile was launched from US Navy-controlled San Nicolas Island off the coast of Los ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Topics: INF Treaty • INF-range weapons • Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty • Medium-Range Cruise Missile • Tomahawk cruise missile • United States Department of Defense • US-China • US-Russia
U.S. officially withdraws from the INF Treaty
The United States of America has officially withdrawn from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Even Russia has announced that it would withdraw from the treaty. INF Treaty The features of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in December 1987 were: The treaty prohibited ..
Topics: Ballistic missile • Deterrence theory • INF Treaty • Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty • Law by country • Missile defense • Nuclear strategies • Nuclear warfare • Nuclear weapons • Perestroika • Politics by country • Russia and INF Treaty • START I
United States withdrawn from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
The United States has officially withdrawn from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia. The INF Treaty is a Cold War-era missile treaty that was signed by then US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987. The treaty banned both countries from deploying land-launched cruise missiles in the 500- to 5,500-km range. ..
Topics: Cold War • Cruise missile • Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty • International Relations • Mikhail Gorbachev • Perestroika • Politics • Presidency of Ronald Reagan • RK-55
United States suspends its obligations under INF
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty is a Cold War-era missile treaty that was a signed in 1987 between the United States and the Soviet Union. Signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, the treaty barred both countries from deploying land-launched cruise missiles in the 500- to 5,500-km range. It was a key to ending ..
Topics: Ballistic missile • Cold War • Cruise missile • Firearms • Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty • Mikhail Gorbachev • Missiles • Perestroika • Presidency of Ronald Reagan • Soviet Union • Weapons