As the Cold War drew toward an end in 1989, and the Berlin Wall finally came down, there was still a feeling of distrust among the former adversaries of the East and West. In 1992, a major barrier in this distrust was lifted when 27 nations signed the Treaty on Open Skies. This unprecedented display of openness has allowed former military enemies to conduct aerial observations over each others territories. Although the treaty has yet to enter into force (as of this writing), it has already proven successful through the benefit of joint trial flights. The Open Skies Treaty includes the geographical expansion of any previous treaty, stretching the area from Vancouver, Canada, eastward across the entire northern hemisphere to Vladivostok, Russia. There are very few flight restructions as to the aerial observations.
Treaty on Open Skies
2001
76 pages
Report
No indication
English
Military Intelligence , Nuclear Warfare , International Relations , Detection & Countermeasures , Arms control agreements , Inspection(Arms control) , Air surveillance , Treaties , Aerial reconnaissance , Chemical ordnance , Overflight , Detectors , National security , Monitoring , Military intelligence , Aircraft , NATO , Mass destruction weapons , Warsaw pact countries , Verification , Armed forces , Open skies treaty
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