Trump completed the United States withdrawal from the INF Treaty

Date: 2019-08-02
Entry type: arms-control-withdrawal
Current status: The withdrawal took effect on August 2, 2019.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Entities and roles

2019 United States withdrawal from the INF Treatyarms-control withdrawal policy
Donald J. Trumppresident directing treaty withdrawal

Claims and evidence

factdocumented
The Trump administration announced that United States withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty took effect on August 2, 2019.
- U.S. Department of State: U.S. Withdrawal from the INF Treaty on August 2, 2019Opening paragraph