Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions talks
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The Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions talks were Cold War negotiations between NATO and the Warsaw Pact aimed at reducing conventional military forces in Central Europe to lower the risk of conflict.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War diplomatic initiative
ⓘ
arms control negotiation ⓘ multilateral negotiation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
lowering the risk of armed conflict in Europe
ⓘ
reducing conventional military forces in Central Europe ⓘ reducing the risk of large‑scale offensive operations ⓘ reducing the risk of surprise attack ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
MBFR talks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions negotiations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
disagreements on verification measures
ⓘ
disputes over force data ⓘ prolonged stalemate ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
air forces
ⓘ
conventional armaments ⓘ ground forces ⓘ |
| countryLocation | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1989 ⓘ |
| excludedFromScope | nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| focusRegion |
Central Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NATO–Warsaw Pact central front NERFINISHED ⓘ inner-German border area ⓘ |
| goal |
achieving mutual and balanced reductions rather than unilateral cuts
ⓘ
maintaining a stable military balance at lower force levels ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
détente ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
NATO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Atlantic Treaty Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ Warsaw Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatingBloc |
NATO states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warsaw Pact states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
confidence‑building measures proposals
ⓘ
no comprehensive binding reduction treaty ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War ⓘ |
| precededBy | NATO proposals for mutual force reductions in Europe ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helsinki process NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1973 ⓘ |
| subject |
conventional arms control
ⓘ
force reductions ⓘ military balance in Central Europe ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
CFE Treaty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| verificationConcern |
data exchange
ⓘ
on‑site inspections ⓘ |
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