Recently USA announced its withdrawal from INF treaty with Russia. When was this treaty signed?
This questions was previously asked in
HAS GS Previous Year Prelims Paper (2019)
Explanation:
- The INF Treaty stands for Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
- It was signed between the USA and the Soviet Union to eliminate their intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles.
- Option 1: 1977
- This is not the correct year; no major arms treaty of this type was signed in 1977.
- Option 2: 1987
- This is the correct year. The treaty was signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in December 1987.
- Option 3: 1981
- Incorrect. No major arms control treaty was signed in this year related to INF.
- Option 4: 1975
- Not correct. The Helsinki Final Act was signed that year, not the INF Treaty.
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