On-Site Inspection Agency

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The On-Site Inspection Agency was a U.S. government organization responsible for implementing and verifying international arms control and disarmament treaties through on-the-ground inspections.

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On-Site Inspection Agency canonical 2

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instanceOf United States government agency
abbreviation OSIA
appliesToJurisdiction foreign facilities subject to U.S. inspection rights
former Soviet Union states under treaty provisions
territory of the United States
archivesAt National Archives and Records Administration
surface form: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
country United States of America
dissolvedOrAbolished 1998
employerOf arms control inspectors
linguists and interpreters
technical measurement experts
treaty implementation specialists
fieldOfWork arms control
disarmament
international security
nonproliferation
follows Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Open Skies Treaty
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
other bilateral and multilateral arms control agreements
hasActivity conducting inspections at foreign military sites
data exchanges related to treaty obligations
developing inspection procedures and protocols
hosting foreign inspectors at U.S. facilities
supporting verification technologies deployment
training inspection and escort teams
hasMainTask escort of foreign inspection teams in the United States
implementation of arms control treaties
monitoring compliance with disarmament agreements
on-site inspection activities
verification of arms control treaties
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1988
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: Federal government of the United States
legalForm executive agency
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
notableWork implementation of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
implementation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
implementation of the Open Skies Treaty
implementation of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
operatedBy Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
operatingPeriod late Cold War era
post-Cold War transition period
parentOrganization Department of Defense
partOf Office of the Secretary of Defense
United States national security apparatus
reasonForAbolition consolidation of U.S. arms control implementation functions
replacedBy Defense Threat Reduction Agency

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Defense Threat Reduction Agency formedByMergerOf On-Site Inspection Agency
Defense Threat Reduction Agency replaces On-Site Inspection Agency