EFSAS comments on US intention to withdraw from the INF Treaty
December 14, 2018
In October 2018, US President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw from the INF accord, causing havoc among the international community, especially the Russian Federation (the successor of the USSR) and leading European countries, such as the United Kingdom, Germany and France. Trump argued that the reason behind the pull-out is the suspected violation of the treaty on behalf of the Russian State, alongside with the fact that the INF puts the US at great disadvantage in terms of their nuclear proliferation and strategic rivalry with China, which is not a signatory to the treaty and is in a position of expanding its nuclear capabilities.
