US to Withdraw US from 'Open Skies' Treaty

President of the United States of America announced recently that he plans to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty with Russia, the third arms control pact President has abrogated since coming to office. The US leader said Moscow had not stuck to its commitments under the 18-year-old pact, which was designed to improve military transparency and confidence between the superpowers.

Open Skies Treaty

First proposed in 1955 by former US President Dwight Eisenhower as a means to de-escalate tensions during the Cold War, the landmark treaty was eventually signed in 1992 between NATO members and former Warsaw ....

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