Is There a Threat of a Repeated Deployment of Nuclear “Eurorockets” From the Cold War Period in Europe?
Is There a Threat of a Repeated Deployment of Nuclear “Eurorockets” From the Cold War Period in Europe?
Author(s): Miroslav Tůma
Subject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Political behavior, Comparative politics, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Cold-War History, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů
Keywords: Cold War history; INF Treaty; security; USA; Russia;
Summary/Abstract: Will the U.S. unilateral withdrawal from the American-Soviet INF Treaty of 1987 become a possible reality? The Treaty prohibits ground-launched shorter and the middle-range missiles (500–5,500 kms) with nuclear or conventional warheads. The Treaty´s security significance and its main parameters, the legal framework of the withdrawal and the reasons of both parties for accusing each other of violating the Treaty, are discussed in the article as well. In its conclusion the article, among other things, explains the context of the possible termination of the Treaty, and its consequences for the U.S.-Russia arms-control architecture.
Series: Policy Brief
- Page Count: 12
- Publication Year: 2018
- Language: English
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