Shultz on his US-USSR arms talks

Title

Shultz on his US-USSR arms talks

Genre

Press conference; Speech

TX Date

15 Apr 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:50

Description

US Secretary of State George Shultz speaks to the media following his talks in Moscow with USSR officials on arms reduction. He says progress has been made and any reduction would follow the Reykjavik formulae and follow consultation with NATO allies.The USSR has made clear their intent to sign an Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) agreement and destroy missiles based in Czechoslovakia or East Germany. Shultz then engages in light-hearted banter with the press.

Contributors

George Shultz

Keywords

USA; Treaties; USSR; International relations; Germany; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear disarmament; NATO; Czechoslovakia; German DR; East West relations; INF

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