Nuclear Policy Talks: End of the INF
By Bulletin Staff | February 6, 2019
On February 2nd, the US announced it was withdrawing from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), which required destruction of US and Soviet ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers–the INF has long been considered central to the East-West arms control regime. In this Nuclear Policy Talk from the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy at George Washington University, Science and Security Board member Sharon Squassoni discusses the end of the INF Treaty with Anita Friedt (Senior Advisor to the Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security, US State Department) and Daryl Kimball (Executive Director, Arms Control Association). Will begin at 4:30 Eastern or soon after on February 2nd.
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Keywords: INF Treaty, nuclear weapons
Topics: Multimedia, Nuclear Risk
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