INF Treaty

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The INF Treaty was a landmark 1987 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that eliminated an entire class of ground-launched intermediate-range nuclear and conventional missiles.

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INF Treaty canonical 4
INF Treaty signing 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War treaty
arms control treaty
bilateral treaty
abbreviation INF Treaty self-link
aimedAt reducing the risk of nuclear war in Europe
stabilizing the military balance in Europe
allegedViolationSystem Russian 9M729 ground-launched cruise missile
approximateNumberOfMissilesEliminated about 2,700
categoryEliminated Tomahawk cruise missile
surface form: BGM-109G Ground-Launched Cruise Missiles

Pershing II missiles
SS-20 Saber IRBM
surface form: SS-20 Saber missiles

other US and Soviet ground-launched missiles in the 500–5,500 km range
concludedUnderLeader Mikhail Gorbachev
Ronald Reagan
considered landmark in nuclear arms control
countryParty Soviet Union
United States of America
surface form: United States
dateSigned 1987-12-08
doesNotCover air-launched missiles
sea-launched missiles
enteredIntoForce 1988-06-01
establishes continuous portal monitoring at missile production facilities
data exchanges
on-site inspections
verification regime
fullName Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
geographicScope land-based missiles
language English
Russian
negotiatedDuring Cold War
placeSigned Washington, D.C.
prohibits ground-launched ballistic missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers
ground-launched cruise missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers
intermediate-range conventional missiles
intermediate-range nuclear missiles
rangeCategory intermediate-range missiles 1,000–5,500 km
shorter-range missiles 500–1,000 km
reasonForUSWithdrawal alleged Russian non-compliance
relatedTo Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
New START negotiations
surface form: New START

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
requires destruction of associated launchers and support equipment
elimination of an entire class of ground-launched missiles
signatory Soviet Union
United States of America
surface form: United States
signedBy Soviet Union
United States of America
surface form: United States
SovietMissilesEliminated approximately 1,846
status terminated
subjectMatter arms control
missile disarmament
nuclear disarmament
USAnnouncedSuspension 2019-02-01
USMissilesEliminated approximately 846
USWithdrawalEffective 2019-08-02

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INF Treaty abbreviation INF Treaty self-link
SS-20 Saber IRBM treatyAcronym INF Treaty
subject surface form: SS-20 Saber
SS-20 Saber IRBM eliminatedBy INF Treaty
subject surface form: SS-20 Saber
NATO–Soviet relations significantEvent INF Treaty
this entity surface form: INF Treaty signing