Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations, Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: December 8, 1987
Article abstract: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty reduces the threshold of the dangers of a nuclear war on the Continent when the Soviet Union and the United States agree to eliminate existing intermediate range nuclear missiles deployed in Europe.
Summary of Event
Decades of suspicion, misunderstanding, and confrontation during the Cold War years after 1945 greatly reduced the opportunity for the United States and the Soviet Union to find common ground and achieve breakthroughs in the complicated realm of nuclear arms control. The...
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