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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country has officially withdrawn from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)?
A
USA
B
China
C
Japan
D
Germany
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In February 2019 the United States announced that it was suspending compliance with the treaty.

Detailed explanation-2: -The US formally suspended the treaty on 1 February 2019, and Russia did so on the following day in response. The United States formally withdrew from the treaty on 2 August 2019.

Detailed explanation-3: -President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev sign the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in the East Room of the White House, Dec. 8, 1987. Esper said that despite U.S. objections, the Russians have continued to violate the treaty, and this is why the U.S. withdrew.

Detailed explanation-4: -Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended his country’s own obligations to the treaty shortly afterwards.

Detailed explanation-5: -In late April and early May 1991, the United States eliminated its last ground-launched cruise missile and ground-launched ballistic missile covered under the INF Treaty. The last declared Soviet SS-20 was eliminated on May 11, 1991.

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