INF Treaty

Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Vertragsabschluss
8 December 1987 in Washington, D.C.
 

Vertragspartner
USSR, US

Ziel
complete elimination of intermediate-range nuclear forces

Vertragsgegenstand
includes missiles, cruise missiles, and bombers with a range of 150 to 5,500 km

Bedeutung
In the subsequent years, for the first time in human history, a category of weapons is eliminated.