Under the INF Treaty, how many missiles were eliminated or destroyed by 1991?

• A. 1,000
• B. 2,692
• C. 5,000
• D. 10,000

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is the scale of the arms reductions achieved by the INF Treaty. The treaty targeted all land-based missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers and their launchers, requiring their destruction and heavy verification. By 1991, about 2,692 missiles had been eliminated or destroyed under these provisions, reflecting the treaty’s substantial impact on reducing intermediate-range forces in Europe. This number comes from the documented dismantlement carried out by both sides under the treaty’s verification regime. Other totals would not match the historical record of how many missiles were removed when the process reached its 1991 milestone.