The Open Skies Treaty: Issues in the Current Debate

Woolf, Amy F.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: International affairs;    Airspace (International law);    International cooperation;    Defense policy;   

RP-ID  :  IN10502
RP-ID  :  IN10502_2016Jun10

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the current debate surrounding the Treaty on Open Skies, which the United States, Canada, and 22 European nations signed on March 24, 1992. The treaty entered into force on January 1, 2002, and now has 34 member states. Each participant must permit unarmed observation aircraft to fly over its entire territory to observe military forces and activities.