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Democrats, Security Experts Aghast At Trump Admin's Abandonment Of Critical Treaty

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Democrats, Security Experts Aghast At Trump Admin's Abandonment Of Critical Treaty

Democrats, Security Experts Aghast At Trump Admin's Abandonment Of Critical Treaty

Democratic lawmakers and national security experts have excoriated the White House's abandonment of the Open Skies Treaty.

The State Department announced it would submit its notice of withdrawal, which starts a 6-month countdown.

According to Business Insider, the 34-country treaty includes Russia, Ukraine, Canada, the Netherlands, and Norway.

These countries can conduct short-notice observational flights over other signatories to verify the status of each other's military forces.


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