Open sky treaty. Do want foreign military aircraft flying overhead?

[Twilight Hue]

Trump has intentions to pull out of the treaty.

Trump administration expected to announce exit from 'Open Skies' treaty - CNNPolitics

Personally I have mixed feelings.

On one side I don't want to see an arms race and I understand that checking on one another to ensure treaties are being kept can help with International stability, yet on another side I don't really trust foriegn nations either being on the level as they fly through another country's airspace as they inevitably could be doing other activities that might prove detrimental in the future.

Thoughts?

 

[Ouroboros]

How many deals have been broken so far? I lost count.

 

[Polymath257]

Trump has pulled us out of too many treaties that have mainly served to stabilize the world.

These fly-overs are important for *us* to do inside of Russia to keep track of their nuclear potentials. Reciprocity seems fair. Both sides can go a bit further than the other might want, but both are kept in check also.

 

[Nakosis]

Trump has intentions to pull out of the treaty.

Trump administration expected to announce exit from 'Open Skies' treaty - CNNPolitics

Personally I have mixed feelings.

On one side I don't want to see an arms race and I understand that checking on one another to ensure treaties are being kept can help with International stability, yet on another side I don't really trust foriegn nations either being on the level as they fly through another country's airspace as they inevitably could be doing other activities that might prove detrimental in the future.

Thoughts?

Can't think of a good reason for this.

 

[Shad]

Trump has intentions to pull out of the treaty.

Trump administration expected to announce exit from 'Open Skies' treaty - CNNPolitics

Personally I have mixed feelings.

On one side I don't want to see an arms race and I understand that checking on one another to ensure treaties are being kept can help with International stability, yet on another side I don't really trust foriegn nations either being on the level as they fly through another country's airspace as they inevitably could be doing other activities that might prove detrimental in the future.

Thoughts?

Legal spying, nothing more.

 

[Nakosis]

Can't think of a good reason for this.

Why Killing The Open Skies Treaty Would Be A Mistake For The Trump Administration

I guess the reasoning is that Russian hasn't been honoring the agreement. So some feel that if Russia is not going to honor the agreement the US shouldn't either.

 

[dianaiad]

Trump has intentions to pull out of the treaty.

Trump administration expected to announce exit from 'Open Skies' treaty - CNNPolitics

Personally I have mixed feelings.

On one side I don't want to see an arms race and I understand that checking on one another to ensure treaties are being kept can help with International stability, yet on another side I don't really trust foriegn nations either being on the level as they fly through another country's airspace as they inevitably could be doing other activities that might prove detrimental in the future.

Thoughts?

It's enough that we have satellites that see every single square inch of the earth. We don't need airplanes. All satellites can do at the moment is take pictures. Planes can do a whole lot more. I have enough US planes flying over me...so many that a day without two or three sonic booms is worrisome.

Don't want other folks contributing to the noise.

 

[sun rise]

The Open Skies Treaty at a Glance | Arms Control Association for details.

It's yet another example of the destruction of agreements which benefit the US by the current traitorous gang in the White House. To echo comments from the right, the traitors need to be tried for treason.

 

[Shad]

Why Killing The Open Skies Treaty Would Be A Mistake For The Trump Administration

I guess the reasoning is that Russian hasn't been honoring the agreement. So some feel that if Russia is not going to honor the agreement the US shouldn't either.

Bingo. Just make a new treaty without Russia.