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The INF Treaty which Russia accepted as binding upon the Soviet Union's collapse prohibits the possession of ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers.
A Cold War Missile Treaty That's Doing Us Harm John R. Bolton 2011
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"Virgin claims that its technology, which releases a spaceship into sub-orbit in the air using a jet carrier aircraft, is more environmentally friendly than traditional ground-launched rocket technology."
Space Plane Idea for Laug Haul Flights Resurrected by Virgin - NASA Watch 2009
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In December 1987 in Washington, Gorbachev signed the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty INF which committed both the United States and the Soviet Union to destroying all their ground-launched, intermediate-range nuclear and conventional missiles.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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In December 1987 in Washington, Gorbachev signed the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty INF which committed both the United States and the Soviet Union to destroying all their ground-launched, intermediate-range nuclear and conventional missiles.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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In December 1987 in Washington, Gorbachev signed the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty INF which committed both the United States and the Soviet Union to destroying all their ground-launched, intermediate-range nuclear and conventional missiles.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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In December 1987 in Washington, Gorbachev signed the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty INF which committed both the United States and the Soviet Union to destroying all their ground-launched, intermediate-range nuclear and conventional missiles.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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Then, in 1991, President George H.W. Bush unilaterally withdrew all U.S. ground-launched tactical nuclear missiles and tactical weapons on surface ships.
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Although the document had a long name, its thesis was simple, yet radical: Both countries agreed to ban ground-launched missiles with ranges of 500 to 5,500 kilometers.
Maynard W. 'Mike' Glitman, key negotiator in 1987 U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty, dies at 77 T. Rees Shapiro 2010
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Then, in 1991, President George H.W. Bush unilaterally withdrew all U.S. ground-launched tactical nuclear missiles and tactical weapons on surface ships.
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Air-dropped or ground-launched, they cause two major humanitarian problems.
Human Rights Watch: Russia/Georgia: Cluster Bombs' Harm Shows Need to Join Ban 2009
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