The end of the INF Treaty is looming : a new nuclear arms race can still be prevented

Zusammenfassung: President Trump wants to terminate the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed in 1987. Its aim was to end the nuclear deployment race between the US and the then Soviet Union in Europe. Trump justified his intention by accusing Russia of violating the Treaty. Moscow denies this and also accuses Washington of being in breach of the Treaty. Trump has argued that China’s INF potential is also jeopardising the US’s strategic position. However, this unilateral move by Washington contradicts NATO’s recent positions. If the US were to withdraw from the INF Treaty, another cornerstone of the European security order and the global nuclear order would collapse. Unpredictability and destabilisation would increase. Europe must resolutely oppose the threat of a new nuclear arms race. It should insist on verifying the accusations from both sides under transparent and cooperative conditions and, if neces­sary, agree on additional stabilisation measures in order to preserve the Treaty or limit the consequences of a US withdrawal

Alternative title
Der INF-Vertrag vor dem Aus
Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
1 Online-Ressource (8 Seiten)
Language
Englisch
Notes
"English version of SWP-Aktuell 63/2018"
Gesehen am 02.07.2019

Bibliographic citation
SWP comment ; no. 4 (January 2019)
SWP comment ; no. 4 (January 2019)

Classification
Politik
Keyword
USA. Navy
INF-Vertrag
Rüstungsbegrenzung
Kernwaffe
Mittelstreckenrakete
Taktische Kernwaffe
Ballistischer Flugkörper
Unterseeboot
Reichweite
Flugkörper
Lenkflugkörper
Cruise-Missile
Marine
Militärische Rakete
USA
Russland

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Berlin
(who)
SWP
(when)
[January 2019]
Creator
Contributor

DOI
10.18449/2019C04
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024020816115671869122
Rights
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  • [January 2019]

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