Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

INF Treaty

INF Treaty stands for the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

Signed in 1987 by the United States and the Soviet Union, it restricted intermediate-range nuclear weapons.

Significance

The INF Treaty reduced the risk of nuclear war and marked an important turning point in late Cold War diplomacy between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. :contentReference[oaicite:11]