Open Skies Treaty
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The Open Skies Treaty is a multinational arms control agreement that allows unarmed aerial surveillance flights over the entire territory of its participants to promote military transparency and confidence-building.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Open Skies Treaty canonical | 2 |
| Treaty on Open Skies | 1 |
| Treaty on Open Skies missions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Open Skies Treaty Context triple: [European security architecture, includesAgreement, Open Skies Treaty]
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A.
EU–US Open Skies Agreement
The EU–US Open Skies Agreement is a major aviation treaty that liberalizes transatlantic air travel by allowing airlines from the European Union and the United States to operate freely between each other’s territories.
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B.
Concorde Agreement
The Concorde Agreement is a series of confidential contracts that define the commercial, financial, and governance framework of Formula One, including how revenues are shared and how teams participate in the championship.
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C.
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was a 1972 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited missile defense systems to preserve the balance of nuclear deterrence during the Cold War.
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D.
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
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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E.
NORAD Agreement
The NORAD Agreement is the binational treaty between the United States and Canada that established and governs their joint aerospace warning and control organization, NORAD.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Open Skies Treaty Target entity description: The Open Skies Treaty is a multinational arms control agreement that allows unarmed aerial surveillance flights over the entire territory of its participants to promote military transparency and confidence-building.
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A.
EU–US Open Skies Agreement
The EU–US Open Skies Agreement is a major aviation treaty that liberalizes transatlantic air travel by allowing airlines from the European Union and the United States to operate freely between each other’s territories.
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B.
Concorde Agreement
The Concorde Agreement is a series of confidential contracts that define the commercial, financial, and governance framework of Formula One, including how revenues are shared and how teams participate in the championship.
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C.
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was a 1972 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited missile defense systems to preserve the balance of nuclear deterrence during the Cold War.
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D.
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
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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E.
NORAD Agreement
The NORAD Agreement is the binational treaty between the United States and Canada that established and governs their joint aerospace warning and control organization, NORAD.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arms control treaty
ⓘ
confidence-building measure ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Open Skies Consultative Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allows | unarmed aerial surveillance flights ⓘ |
| appliesTo | entire territory of each state party ⓘ |
| category |
arms control
ⓘ
international security ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 2002-01-01 ⓘ |
| establishes |
active quotas for flights a state may conduct
ⓘ
annual quotas for observation flights ⓘ passive quotas for flights a state must accept ⓘ |
| fullName | Treaty on Open Skies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersOfImplementation | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialSignatoriesInclude |
Belarus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia-led CIS states ⓘ Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| limits | maximum ground resolution for sensors ⓘ |
| negotiatedIn | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe framework ⓘ |
| openForSignatureTo | OSCE participating states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow unarmed aerial observation flights over the territories of states parties
ⓘ
to build confidence among states parties ⓘ to promote military transparency ⓘ |
| region | OSCE area ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
NERFINISHED
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Vienna Document on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RussianWithdrawalEffectiveOn | 2021-12-18 ⓘ |
| sensorTypesPermitted |
infrared line-scanning devices
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optical panoramic and framing cameras ⓘ sideways-looking synthetic aperture radar ⓘ video cameras with real-time display ⓘ |
| signedAt | Helsinki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedOn | 1992-03-24 ⓘ |
| statusOfRussia | withdrew from treaty ⓘ |
| statusOfUnitedStates | withdrew from treaty ⓘ |
| USWithdrawalAnnouncedOn | 2020-05-21 ⓘ |
| USWithdrawalEffectiveOn | 2020-11-22 ⓘ |
| verificationMechanism |
mutual aerial observation flights
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sensor-equipped observation aircraft ⓘ |
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Subject: Open Skies Treaty Description of subject: The Open Skies Treaty is a multinational arms control agreement that allows unarmed aerial surveillance flights over the entire territory of its participants to promote military transparency and confidence-building.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Treaty on Open Skies
this entity surface form:
Treaty on Open Skies missions