USA to Withdraw from Open Skies Treaty
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Open Skies Treaty: US to withdraw from arms control deal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52760420“ The US has announced it will withdraw from a major accord that permits unarmed aerial surveillance flights over dozens of participating countries.
The Open Skies Treaty came into force in 2002 and is designed to boost confidence and assure against attacks.
But senior US officials said the country was withdrawing due to repeated Russian violations of its terms.
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I do not know much about this.
What was the benefit of being in it?
Why is it good to remove from it?
What are possible bad sides of removing from it?
