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Meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev

Title
Meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev
Genre
News report; Interview; Press conference
TX Date
11 Oct 1986
Year of production
1986
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Duration
00:05:17
Description
Dave Loyn reports on the summit between US President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev as preliminary talks begin in Reykjavik. Loyn discusses the isolated location, the security arrangements, including Iceland’s Viking Squad special forces unit, and Jewish human rights protesters. Interview with Prime Minister of Iceland, Geir Hallgrimsson on hosting the summit. US Assistant Secretary of State, Rozanne Ridgway on her views and Mikhail Gorbachev on the Soviet Union’s aims of nuclear disarmament.
Contributors
Dave Loyn; Ronald Reagan; Mikhail Gorbachev; Geir Hallgrimsson; Rozanne Ridgway
Keywords
USA; Peace; Human rights; Political demonstrations; USSR; International relations; Defence; Jews; Nuclear weapons; Diplomacy; Nuclear disarmament; Arms race; Nuclear warfare; Special forces; Security; Security measures; Summits (meetings); Iceland; East West relations

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