Latest "INF treaty" stories

Joe Biden shakes hands with Vladimir Putin in front of flags.

Biden-Putin meeting could set stage for new era in arms control

The fabric of arms control has been fraying, notably with the abandonment in 2019 — first by Washington, then by Moscow — of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

18 months ago

Before US-Russia summit, measure demands any new missile treaties include China

Sen. Steve Daines is proposing a higher bar for any new limits on America’s ballistic missile arsenal.

18 months ago

Putin signs extension of last Russia-US nuclear arms treaty

The treaty limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers, and envisages sweeping on-site inspections to verify compliance.

23 months ago

Russia follows US to withdraw from Open Skies Treaty

The treaty was intended to build trust between Russia and the West by allowing the accord’s more than three dozen signatories to conduct reconnaissance flights over each other’s territories.

23 months ago

China lashes out at US withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty with Russia

With the official withdrawal from the treaty, which allowed the U.S. and Russia overflight rights to inspect military facilities, only one arms-control pact is still in force between the former Cold War foes.

2 years ago

Putin offers NATO inspection of military sites after demise of nuclear arms pact

The U.S. and Russia pulled out of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty last year.

2 years ago