"US and NATO Join Russia in Withdrawing from Europe Arms Treaty, Raising Tensions and Muddying Waters for Arms Control"
The US and NATO have announced their suspension of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), following Russia's withdrawal from the treaty earlier this year. The treaty, designed to limit conventional arms proliferation in Europe, set equal limits on the number of tanks, armored combat vehicles, heavy artillery, combat aircraft, and attack helicopters. Nonproliferation experts argue that the treaty has been effectively dead for years, with Russia ceasing implementation in 2007. The US and NATO's decision to suspend their participation is seen as a response to Russia's disregard for arms control and the rules-based international order.