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U.S. to Formally Withdraw from Open Skies Treaty

U.S. to Formally Withdraw from Open Skies Treaty
An OC-135B Observation Aircraft from the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron, at Offutt AFB, Neb., sits on the flight line Jan. 16 at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The crew landed at Wright-Patterson to offload the 10,000 ft. of film taken of Haiti to be developed and used to document the devastation caused after a 7.0 earthquake occurred Jan. 12.

The Trump administration has made the final decision to withdraw from the international Open Skies Treaty, officials confirmed May 21. The news, first reported Thursday by the New York Times, was confirmed by President Trump as well as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The administration has been threatening to leave the agreement for years, claiming that fellow member nation Russia has not always remained “in full compliance” with the treaty, which includes 34 nations and allows for mutual pre-scheduled reconnaissance…

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