Bush and Gorbachev sign historic nuclear treaty

Title

Bush and Gorbachev sign historic nuclear treaty

Genre

Speech; News bulletin

TX Date

31 Jul 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:45

Description

News bulletin read by John Terrett announcing the signing of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) 1 by US President George H. W. Bush, and Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, intended to scale down the long-range nuclear arsenals of the two countries. Includes excerpt from speech by George Bush.

Contributors

John Terrett; George H. W. Bush

Keywords

USA; Treaties; Politics; USSR; International relations; Nuclear weapons; Arms control; Nuclear disarmament; Heads of state; Presidents; Summits (meetings); Mikhail Gorbachev; East West relations; George H. W. Bush; Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START 1) (1991)

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