8:22 May 22nd to leave US Air Force Treaty
After the end of the Cold War, the Trump administration of the United States decided to withdraw from the `` Air Force Opening Treaty '' which mutually acknowledged surveillance by reconnaissance aircraft in the airspace with Russia etc., and voices again worried that it might lead to arms race I am.
On the 21st, US Secretary of State Pompeio announced a statement to announce that he will withdraw from the "Air Force Open Treaty" and notify relevant countries.
This treaty was signed in 1992 after the end of the Cold War, and 34 countries of the United States, Russia, and Europe participated, and it is recommended that reconnaissance aircraft of other countries fly and monitor airspace for verification of disarmament. Mutually acknowledge.
However, the Trump administration was increasingly dissatisfied with Russia's restrictions on flights, such as over the Georgia border.
President Trump said at the White House on the 21st that he would "exit the treaty because Russia did not protect it" and emphasized that the cause of the withdrawal lies in Russia.
On the other hand, the American media point out that the surveillance of military facilities has become easier due to the advancement of reconnaissance satellites.
The United States will officially leave after six months, but Russia will review the decision to leave if it fully complies with the treaty.
The Trump administration has abandoned the treaty on the abolition of INF = medium-range nuclear missiles, and there is no prospect of an extension of the new START, which will be due next year, as China needs to participate.
Regarding this departure, US nuclear disarmament experts have once again worried that it could lead to an arms race.