Important Events on December 8 in World History
Following are the important events in World History on December 8 1987: Nuclear Weapons Reduction Treaty A nuclear weapons reduction treaty was signed between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhael Gorbachev. This treaty was named the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty(INF Treaty). The agreement was meant to eliminate the stock of intermediate land-based missiles carrying nuclear warheads of both nations. Apart from the ground missiles, the agreement looked to eliminate Intermediate-Range ballistic missiles and short-range ballistic missiles. At present, the treaty is suspended. 1991: CIS Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus together signed an agreement so as to form a Commonwealth of Independent States as the Soviet Union ended. 11 republics subsequently joined along with Russia and became part of this association. The other republics were Kazhakhstan, Kyrgyztan, Tajikistan, Turkmenstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova. The he...