INF Treaty

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The INF Treaty was a landmark 1987 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that eliminated an entire class of ground-launched intermediate-range nuclear and conventional missiles.

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INF Treaty canonical 4
INF Treaty signing 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War treaty
arms control treaty
bilateral treaty
abbreviation INF Treaty
aimedAt reducing the risk of nuclear war in Europe
stabilizing the military balance in Europe
allegedViolationSystem Russian 9M729 ground-launched cruise missile
approximateNumberOfMissilesEliminated about 2,700
categoryEliminated BGM-109G Ground-Launched Cruise Missiles
Pershing II missiles
SS-20 Saber missiles
linked to: SS-20 Saber IRBM

other US and Soviet ground-launched missiles in the 500–5,500 km range
concludedUnderLeader Mikhail Gorbachev
Ronald Reagan
considered landmark in nuclear arms control
countryParty Soviet Union
United States
dateSigned 1987-12-08
doesNotCover air-launched missiles
sea-launched missiles
enteredIntoForce 1988-06-01
establishes continuous portal monitoring at missile production facilities
data exchanges
on-site inspections
verification regime
fullName Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
geographicScope land-based missiles
language English
Russian
negotiatedDuring Cold War
placeSigned Washington, D.C.
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
intermediate-range conventional missiles
intermediate-range nuclear missiles
rangeCategory intermediate-range missiles 1,000–5,500 km
shorter-range missiles 500–1,000 km
reasonForUSWithdrawal alleged Russian non-compliance
relatedTo Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
New START
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
requires destruction of associated launchers and support equipment
elimination of an entire class of ground-launched missiles
signatory Soviet Union
United States
signedBy Soviet Union
United States
SovietMissilesEliminated approximately 1,846
status terminated
subjectMatter arms control
missile disarmament
nuclear disarmament
USAnnouncedSuspension 2019-02-01
USMissilesEliminated approximately 846
USWithdrawalEffective 2019-08-02

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INF Treaty abbreviation INF Treaty
SS-20 Saber treatyAcronym INF Treaty
subject linked to: SS-20 Saber IRBM
SS-20 Saber eliminatedBy INF Treaty
subject linked to: SS-20 Saber IRBM
NATO–Soviet relations significantEvent INF Treaty signing
linked to: INF Treaty