Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles Pursuant to the INF Treaty
Washington DC: United States, Department of the Army, 1988. Contemporary Xerox style copy. Xerox style copy. Various paginations (approximately 160 pages). Illustrations (Tables and Figures). Maps. List of Acronyms, References, Appendices. Three-hole punched, held in place by a binder clip. Cover has some wear and soiling. The elimination of the Army's solid-fueled Pershing Missiles, using the Treaty's prescribed methods of explosive demolition or burning, has been analyzed for potential environmental effect at each of four candidate locations: Pueblo Army Depot, Tooele Army Depot, Hercules Aerospace, Inc., and Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant. The analysis is documented in this Environmental Assessment. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty, formally Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles was an arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union (and its successor state, the Russian Federation). US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed the treaty on 8 December 1987. The US Senate approved the treaty on 27 May 1988, and Reagan and Gorbachev ratified it on 1 June 1988. The INF Treaty banned all of the two nations' land-based ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and missile launchers with ranges of 500–1,000 kilometers (310–620 mi) (short medium-range) and 1,000–5,500 km (620–3,420 mi) (intermediate-range). The treaty did not apply to air- or sea-launched missiles. By May 1991, the nations had eliminated 2,692 missiles, followed by 10 years of on-site verification inspections. Amidst continuing growth of China's missile forces, US President Donald Trump announced on 20 October 2018 that he was withdrawing the US from the treaty due to supposed Russian non-compliance. The United States claimed another reason for the withdrawal was to counter a Chinese arms buildup in the Pacific, including within the South China Sea, as China was not a signatory to the treaty. The US formally suspended the treaty on 1 February 2019, and Russia did so on the following day in response.[citation needed] The US formally withdrew from the treaty on 2 August 2019. Condition: Good.
Keywords: GLCM, Pershing Rocket Motor, Launching, Environmental Impact, Pueblo Army Depot, Tooele Army Depot, Hercules Aerospace, Longhorn Army Ammunition, Cape Canaveral, Davis-Monthan, Land Use
[Book #81571]
Price: $40.00