Read more
This is vital history, based on first-hand know-how, and thus not overtaken by current events. Students in the fields of history, political science, and military studies will gain by reading this prime. It gives a unique overview of the INF Treaty showing what happened and why in the 1980s in terms of arms control and offering some points about the future of arms control regimes at the turn of this century.
George Rueckert delineates the origins of INF negotiations and how they proceeded in Geneva and Reykjavik. He analyzes the INF Treaty and gives a comprehensive overview of it and supplemental agreements and interpretations. He describes implementing organizations and structures, matters relating to on-site inspection and portal monitoring, and related measures. In the end he considers what may lie ahead of us in the 1990s in terms of arms control. Appendices list INF inspection sites in the United States and Russia, present documents describing appendices to the INF treaty. The selected bibliography is a good guide to further reading on the subject.
List of contents
Preface
Origins of the INF NegotiationsThe INF Imbalance in EuropeThe Soviet INF Buildup
Lack of a Comparable NATO Force
The Impact of Strategic Parity
The Increasing Role of West Germany
NATO ReactsCreation of the High Level Group
The Military Component of the Allied Response
The Arms Control Component of the Allied Response
Stresses Within the Alliance
Preparing to TalkThe Initial Soviet Reaction
The Soviet Agree to Talks
Divergent Opening Positions
The Influence of the Peace Movement
INF Negotiations
The Geneva Negotiations: From Inception Until The Soviet WalkoutNegotiators and Procedures
Opening Proposals
The Soviet Equal Reductions Proposal
The Walk-In-The Woods Initiative
Alternative Proposals and Variants
The Rush for the High Ground
The Soviet Walk Out
The Geneva Negotiations: From The Soviet Walkout to the Keykjavik SummitHiatus in the Negotiations
The INF Negotiations Resume
The Beginning of Movement
High-Level Initiatives Outside Geneva
The Geneva Negotiations: From Reykjavik to the Treaty SigningThe Reykjavik Breakthrough
An SRM Global Zero Emerges
A Joint Draft Text is Formed
Global Double Zero is Agreed
Dealing with the Remaining Issues
Concluding the Treaty
The INF Treaty and its Implementation
The INF Treaty: An OverviewThe Treaty Text
The INF Verification Regime
The Memorandum of Understanding on Data
Supplemental Agreements and UnderstandingThe Basing Country Agreement
Dealing with Technical Issues
Ratification Provisions
Implementing Organizations and StructuresThe INF Implementation Structure
The On-Site Inspection Agency
The Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers
On-Site InspectionTypes of INF On-Site Inspections
Inspection Team Operations
The Mechanics of On-Site Inspection
Escort Team Operations
Portal MonitoringBasic Elements of Portal Monitoring
Establishing the Portals
The U.S. Portal At Votkinsk
The Soviet Portal at Magna, Utah
EliminationsBasic Provisions
Elimination Sites
Elimination of U.S. Systems
Elimination of Soviet Systems
Conclusion
Appendix
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the author
GEORGE L. RUECKERT has more than 27 years experience on national security and arms control issues as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. Upon implementation of the INF Treaty, he served as the first Principal Deputy Director of the newly established U.S. On-Site Inspection Agency. After retiring from the government, Dr. Rueckert was a senior manager and program director for DynMeridian, a major arms control issues contractor.
