The INF treaty was known as the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. It was also called the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate Range and Shorter Range Missiles. This was to eliminate and decrease the land missiles and other missiles that could be used.
However, it did not include all of the missiles. Reagan wanted peace and this was one way to get closer to peace. This was signed to control the missiles of these two countries. On December 8, 1987, both Mikhail Gorbachev of the USSR and Ronald Reagan of the United States came together to sign the treaty. It became effective the next year on June 1, 1988.