CC BY-SA 3.0 / Dmitry Zherdin / Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-214ON which will be operated under the Open Skies treaty
CNN: Trump administration expected to announce exit from 'Open Skies' treaty
Washington (CNN)The Trump administration is expected to soon announce that it plans to exit the "Open Skies" treaty, a US official tells CNN, a move that has already drawn condemnation from Democrats in Congress.
The decision to leave the treaty -- which was signed in 1992 and went into effect in 2002 and allows 34 member states to conduct unarmed surveillance flights over one another's territories -- could affect the American military's ability to conduct aerial surveillance of Russia and other member countries. The treaty is used to help verify arms control agreements, according to the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency, part of the Defense Department.
According to the State Department, the treaty "is designed to enhance mutual understanding and confidence by giving all participants, regardless of size, a direct role in gathering information through aerial imaging on military forces and activities of concern to them."
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WNU Editor: I openly supported the "Open Skies" treaty when it was signed in 1992. It was a confidence-building measure that was passed with Russia after the Soviet Union split apart. But it is now definitely out-of-date, with limited benefits. So will the White House terminate the treaty? We shall soon see.
More News On Reports That The U.S. Will Soon Exit The 'Open Skies' Treaty
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Raises Alarm That Trump May Axe The Open Skies Treaty -- Warzone/The Drive
Trump To Exit 'Open Skies' Treaty, Banning Russian Recon Flights Over US -- Zero Hedge
What is the Open Skies treaty? -- CNN
Senator Engel Concerned Over Reports of White House Plans to Abandon Open Skies Treaty - Letter -- Sputnik
2 comments:
Any arms treaty without China is dangerous to the USA. Today China is a powerhouse of technology, business, finance, intelligence far beyond the best of the old Soviet Union relative to the USA during the Cold War. START II needs to die as well unless China joins the treaty and more intrusive inspects are negotiated.
Partaking or not partaking of the Open Skies Treaty is nowhere near as dangerous as any Biden dealing with China and giving away nuclear secrets, which they did.
Wit a Biden onboard CCCP companies immediately went after any and all dual use technology.
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