End of the INF Treaty: Are We Entering a New Cold War Era?
End of the INF Treaty: Are We Entering a New Cold War Era?
Author(s): Şafak OĞUZ, Mehmet Seyfettin ErolSubject(s): Military history, Military policy
Published by: Gazi Akademik Bakış
Keywords: Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty; Nuclear Weapons; New START; Arms Race; Missile Systems;
Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes possible consequences of the abolition of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty,signed between the US and the USSR in 1987 and banning developing, testing and deploying intermediate-range missiles. The article argues that termination of the treaty would result in a conventional and especially a nuclear arms race as during the Cold War, and might trigger scrapping further agreements, although common sense in both parties enabled extending of the New START Treaty for 5 years. The new environment, with regional and global crises and massive armament by the global powers, including missile defense systems and hypersonic missiles, wouldendanger possible cooperation.
Journal: Gazi Akademik Bakış
- Issue Year: 14/2021
- Issue No: 28
- Page Range: 1-20
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English