[Jan] Open Skies Treaty Flashcards
What is it?
It was signed in 1992 and came into effect in 2002.
It is an agreement that allows its 34 signatories countries to monitor arm development by conducting surveillance flights (unarmed) over each other’s territories.
Therefore, the treaty established an aerial surveillance system for its participants.
India Member?
No
What is Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty?
It was a nuclear arms-control accord reached by the United States and the Soviet Union in 1987 in which the two nations agreed to eliminate their stocks of intermediate-range and shorter-range (or “medium-range”) land-based missiles (which could carry nuclear warheads).
It also covered all land-based missiles, including those carrying nuclear warheads but did not cover sea-launched missiles.
The United States withdrew from the Treaty on 2nd August 2019.
What is New START Treaty?
The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) is a treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on measures for the further reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms.
It entered into force on 5th February, 2011.
It is a successor to the START framework of 1991 (at the end of the Cold War) that limited both sides to 1,600 strategic delivery vehicles and 6,000 warheads.
