United States Arms Control and Security Initiatives; Highlights, A Chronology January-November 1989

• Other Authors: ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY WASHINGTON DC
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1989
• Subjects: Government and Political Science; *ARMS CONTROL; *WESTERN SECURITY(INTERNATIONAL); EUROPE; STABILITY; UNITED STATES; LEADERSHIP; VERIFICATION; SITES; INSPECTION; BALANCE; LOW LEVEL; LAUNCHING; WARSAW PACT COUNTRIES; CZECHOSLOVAKIA; MILITARY BUDGETS; POLAND; BULGARIA; EAST GERMANY; HUNGARY; EXPLOSIVES INITIATORS; CFE(CONVENTIONAL ARMED FORCES IN EUROPE); BDMO COLLECTION; U2930; Attu
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA344785; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA344785

EXCERPT: 1) January 10, 1989: Mandate for Talks on Conventional Forces - The 23 members of NATO and the Warsaw Pact initial a mandate for the Negotiation on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). The mandate sets out the objectives for CFE: * Strengthen stability and security in Europe through the establishment of a stable and secure balance of conventional forces at lower levels; * Eliminate disparities prejudicial to stability and security; and * Eliminate the capability for launching surprise attack and for initiating large-scale offensive action. The mandate also calls for "an effective and strict verification regime" to include on-site inspections as a matter of right. The talks will cover the land territory of the participants in Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals (ATTU). 2) January 23. 27, 1989: Eastern Bloc Conventional Force Cuts Erich Honecker, the leader of the German Democratic Republic, announces future unilateral reductions in that nation's conventional forces and military budget. Within a few days, similar announcements are made by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Poland and Hungary.