The transfers were not disclosed prior to the signing of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which banned all US and Soviet ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges of 500 to 5,500 km, including the SS-23.
To međutim nije bilo poznato pre potpisivanja Ugovora o nuklearnom naoružanju srednjeg dometa 1987, kojim su zabranjene sve američke i sovjetske balističke i krstareće rakete dometa 500 do 5.500 km, uključujući SS-23.