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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The United States of America has officially withdrawn from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.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United States withdrawn from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

The United States has officially withdrawn from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia.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