CFE este inca in vigoare si aplicat ca atare de statele NATO, inclusiv Romania, desi CFE a ramas in aer dupa ce Rusia si-a suspendat participarea in anul 2007. Ca si NATO, ramas in teorie fara obiectul muncii dupa destramarea URSS si Tratatului de la Varsovia, CFE a fost "adaptat" noilor realitati geopolitice la conferinta de la Istanbul, in 1999. Conform Tratatului "adaptat", inca aplicat de Romania, armata poate detine maxim 1375 de tancuri iar definitia tancului (conform CFE 1990) este:
"The term battle tank means a self-propelled armoured fighting vehicle,
capable of heavy firepower, primarily of a high muzzle velocity direct fire
main gun necessary to engage armoured and other targets, with high crosscountry
mobility, with a high level of self-protection, and which is not
designed and equipped primarily to transport combat troops. Such armoured
vehicles serve as the principal weapon system of ground-force tank and other
armoured formations.
Battle tanks are tracked armoured fighting vehicles which weigh at
least 16.5 metric tonnes unladen weight and which are armed with a
360-degree traverse gun of at least 75 millimetres calibre. In addition,
any wheeled armoured fighting vehicles entering into service which
meet all the other criteria stated above shall also be deemed battle
tanks."
CFE si CFE adaptat nu au nimic de a face cu combaterea terorismului, se doreau a fi numai instrumente de crestere a securitatii in Europa in domeniul armamentului conventional. Alte domenii - nuclear, chimic, amenintari neconventionale, etc - sunt subiectul altor tratate de neproliferare.
Aceasta postare a fost editata de dflc03: 30 November 2008 - 10:26 AM