On This Day: June 1, 1988 – INF Treaty Signed by Reagan and Gorbachev Officially Takes Effect

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On This Day: June 1, 1988 – INF Treaty Signed by Reagan and Gorbachev Officially Takes Effect.

On this day June 1, 1988, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union officially went into effect. Originally signed by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on December 8, 1987, the treaty was a landmark agreement in Cold War diplomacy and arms control.

The INF Treaty banned the possession, production, and flight testing of ground launched nuclear missiles with ranges between 620 and 3,420 miles (intermediate...
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