Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty

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The Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty is a landmark post–Cold War arms control agreement that set comprehensive limits and verification measures on key categories of conventional military equipment deployed between NATO and Warsaw Pact countries in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arms control treaty
international agreement
multilateral treaty
adaptationSignedAt Istanbul
adaptationSignedOn 1999-11-19
appliesTo territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ural Mountains
concludedInContextOf end of the Cold War
depositary Federal Government of Belgium
surface form: Government of Belgium

Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada

Hungarian government
surface form: Government of Hungary

UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom

Kingdom of the Netherlands
enteredIntoForceOn 1992-07-17
establishes equal ceilings for NATO and Warsaw Pact conventional forces in Europe
fullName Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty self-linksurface differs
surface form: Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
hasAdaptation Agreement on Adaptation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
hasProtocol CFE Flank Agreement
includesProvision destruction of excess equipment
information exchange
on-site inspections
verification measures
language English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish
limitsCategory armored combat vehicles
artillery
attack helicopters
battle tanks
combat aircraft
negotiatedInForum Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
surface form: Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
notableFeature established unprecedented transparency in conventional forces in Europe
required destruction or conversion of thousands of pieces of conventional military equipment
partyBloc NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Warsaw Pact
primaryPurpose to establish comprehensive limits on key categories of conventional military equipment in Europe
to reduce the possibility of large-scale offensive operations in Europe
to reduce the possibility of large-scale surprise attack in Europe
regionCovered Europe
relatedTo NATO–Warsaw Pact military balance
post–Cold War European security architecture
shortName Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty self-linksurface differs
surface form: CFE Treaty
signedAt Paris
signedOn 1990-11-19
successorForum Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
verificationMechanism challenge inspections
data exchanges on conventional armaments and equipment
on-site inspections of military units and equipment

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George H. W. Bush–Gorbachev summits relatedAgreement Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
Treaties of France hasPart Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
this entity surface form: Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty fullName Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty shortName Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: CFE Treaty
European security architecture includesAgreement Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
NATO–Soviet relations hasPart Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
this entity surface form: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe negotiations
Treaties of the Cold War includesTreaty Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
Treaties of the Federal Republic of Germany includes Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
this entity surface form: Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE)
On-Site Inspection Agency follows Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty