Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty

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The Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty is a landmark post–Cold War arms control agreement that set comprehensive limits and verification measures on key categories of conventional military equipment deployed between NATO and Warsaw Pact countries in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arms control treaty
international agreement
multilateral treaty
adaptationSignedAt Istanbul
adaptationSignedOn 1999-11-19
appliesTo territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ural Mountains
concludedInContextOf end of the Cold War
depositary Government of Belgium
Government of Canada
Government of Hungary
Government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government

Kingdom of the Netherlands
enteredIntoForceOn 1992-07-17
establishes equal ceilings for NATO and Warsaw Pact conventional forces in Europe
fullName Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
hasAdaptation Agreement on Adaptation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
hasProtocol CFE Flank Agreement
includesProvision destruction of excess equipment
information exchange
on-site inspections
verification measures
language English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish
limitsCategory armored combat vehicles
artillery
attack helicopters
battle tanks
combat aircraft
negotiatedInForum Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
notableFeature established unprecedented transparency in conventional forces in Europe
required destruction or conversion of thousands of pieces of conventional military equipment
partyBloc North Atlantic Treaty Organization
linked to: NATO

Warsaw Pact
primaryPurpose to establish comprehensive limits on key categories of conventional military equipment in Europe
to reduce the possibility of large-scale offensive operations in Europe
to reduce the possibility of large-scale surprise attack in Europe
regionCovered Europe
relatedTo NATO–Warsaw Pact military balance
post–Cold War European security architecture
shortName CFE Treaty
signedAt Paris
signedOn 1990-11-19
successorForum Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
verificationMechanism challenge inspections
data exchanges on conventional armaments and equipment
on-site inspections of military units and equipment

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George H. W. Bush–Gorbachev summits relatedAgreement Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
Treaties of France hasPart Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
linked to: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty fullName Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
linked to: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty shortName CFE Treaty
linked to: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
European security architecture includesAgreement Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
NATO–Soviet relations hasPart Conventional Armed Forces in Europe negotiations
linked to: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
Treaties of the Cold War includesTreaty Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
Treaties of the Federal Republic of Germany includes Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE)
linked to: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
On-Site Inspection Agency follows Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty