Author (Corporate) | Cardiff EDC (Compiler) |
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Publication Date | 06/12/2018 |
Content Type | Overview |
Summary: The US national security adviser, John Bolton, confirmed that the US would withdrawal from the landmark intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty (INF) after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and senior Russian officials on 23 October 2018. On 4 December 2018 the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a 60 days ultimatum to Russia to comply with the treaty or it will withdraw from it and produce new missiles. Further information: Bolton said that Russia had been violating the treaty for years. Pompeo said Russia has developed intermediate-range missiles whose range makes it a direct menace to Europe. While Moscow said the ultimatum is rude and dismissed the charges. Putin said it was 'very dangerous' to dismantle a global arms control system. The INF Treaty was concluded in Washington in December 1987 and took effect on 1 June 1988. The INF Treaty eliminated operational and non-operational medium range (1,000-5,500 kilometers) and shorter range (500-1,000 kilometers) ground-launched missiles. The official pullout from the INF Treaty comes on 2 August 2019, six months after the Trump administration previewed its intention to scrap the 1987 agreement, citing repeated Russian violations. |
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Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations, Security and Defence |
Subject Tags | Military Affairs |
Keywords | Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty [INF Treaty] |
Countries / Regions | Russia, United States |