... America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty) was a cornerstone of the system of bilateral arms control agreements and a key factor in maintaining the fragile balance ... ... absolute advantage in the military sphere.
The second reason why the United States withdrew from the INF Treaty was to hinder Russia’s economic development from the outside, as Russia, despite its limited financial resources, will be forced to allocate ...
... would probably like to see the intermediate-range missiles issue resolved as part of a broader re-thinking and re-building of European security.
NATO
responded
with a traditional statement about 9M729 being a grave violation of the treaty, and as long ... ... her term as NATO Deputy Secretary-General, she agreed that at least an understanding of the specifics and details within the Russian proposal might be useful.
Andrey Kortunov:
The Post-INF Treaty world: Cutting Сosts and Reducing Risks
Post-INF weapons
Now let’s imagine Europe and the world without any limits ...
... France in the INF Treaty remained just vague political declarations and rhetoric without any substantial practical output. If I were to advise Macron on foreign policy, I would give the French leader four pieces of advice on how to drive the issue of the INF Treaty, as well as European security in general, out of the deadlock.
Avoid Issuing Ultimata
Alexander Savelyev:
Russia — US: On the Brink of a New Nuclear Arms Race
First of all, it would be unwise to follow the United States in demanding that Moscow completely destroy its controversial SSC-X-8 missiles as a prerequisite for any dialogue about a moratorium on ...