This history is based upon first-hand knowlege on the part of the author. It is intended for students in the field of history, political science and military studies and offers an overview of the INF Treaty, showing what happened and why in the 1980s in terms of arms control and offering some points about the future of arms control regimes at the turn of the 20th century. George Rueckert delineates the origins of the INF negotiations and how they proceeded in Geneva and Reykjavik. He analyses the INF Treaty and gives a comprehensive overview of it and supplemental agreements and interpretations. He describes implementing organisations and structures, matters relating to on-site inspection and portal monitoring and related measures. In the end, he considers what may lie ahead of us in the 1990s in terms of arms control. Appendices list INF inspection sites in the United States and Russia, and present documents describing appendices to the Treaty. The selected bibliography offers guidance on further reading on the subject.