Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

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The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was a landmark 1987 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that eliminated an entire class of ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles from Europe, significantly easing Cold War tensions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War treaty ⓘ
arms control treaty ⓘ
bilateral treaty ⓘ
nuclear weapons treaty ⓘ
accusationsOfNonComplianceBy United States against Russia ⓘ
aimedTo eliminate an entire class of nuclear-capable missiles ⓘ
reduce nuclear tensions in Europe ⓘ
allegedViolationSystem Russian 9M729 ground-launched cruise missile ⓘ
approximateNumberOfMissilesEliminated about 2,700 ⓘ
category Nuclear disarmament ⓘ
Moscow Peace Treaty ⓘ
surface form: Treaties of the Soviet Union

Treaties of the United States ⓘ
considered a milestone in nuclear arms control ⓘ
countrySignatory Soviet Union ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
enteredIntoForceOn 1988-06-01 ⓘ
fullName Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles
geographicalScope global for land-based missiles of the prohibited ranges ⓘ
historicalContext late Cold War ⓘ
inspired subsequent strategic arms reduction agreements ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
leaderSignatory Mikhail Gorbachev ⓘ
Ronald Reagan ⓘ
legalBasisForWithdrawal Article XV ⓘ
negotiatedBy Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union ⓘ
United States Department of State ⓘ
negotiationProcess Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces negotiations
notableProvision banned future production and flight-testing of prohibited missiles ⓘ
required destruction of existing intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles ⓘ
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 ⓘ
relatedTo Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty ⓘ
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ⓘ
resultedIn destruction of Soviet SS-20 missiles ⓘ
destruction of Soviet SS-4 missiles ⓘ
destruction of Soviet SS-5 missiles ⓘ
destruction of U.S. BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missiles ⓘ
destruction of U.S. Pershing II missiles ⓘ
shortName INF Treaty ⓘ
signedAt Washington, D.C. ⓘ
signedOn 1987-12-08 ⓘ
status terminated ⓘ
subjectMatter elimination of intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles ⓘ
terminatedBy Russia ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
terminatedOn 2019-08-02 ⓘ
verificationMechanism continuous monitoring at production facilities ⓘ
data exchanges ⓘ
on-site inspections ⓘ

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Reagan–Gorbachev summits → significantOutcome → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ⓘ
Paul Nitze → participantIn → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty negotiations
United States–Soviet Union relations → keyAgreement → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ⓘ
Reagan administration → armsControl → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ⓘ
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty → fullName → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty → negotiationProcess → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces negotiations
R-12 Dvina missile → treatyImpact → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ⓘ
subject surface form: R-12 Dvina
Russo–American relations → includesAgreement → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ⓘ
Second Cold War → relatedTo → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces negotiations
INF Treaty → fullName → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ⓘ
SS-20 Saber IRBM → retiredUnderTreaty → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ⓘ
subject surface form: SS-20 Saber
European security architecture → includesAgreement → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ⓘ
NATO–Soviet relations → hasPart → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces negotiations
Treaties of the Cold War → includesTreaty → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ⓘ
On-Site Inspection Agency → follows → Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ⓘ