USA-USSR summit - Day 2

Title

USA-USSR summit - Day 2

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

11 Oct 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

Dave Loyn reports on the summit between US President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev as the second day draws to a close. The Soviet delegation has been unable to avoid Jewish human rights protesters. Includes Soviet press conference alleging that the Americans do not have any wish to stop nuclear testing despite the Soviet Union imposing a self-ban.

Contributors

Dave Loyn

Keywords

USA; Peace; Human rights; Political protests; USSR; International relations; Demonstrations; Defence; Jews; Nuclear weapons; Diplomacy; Nuclear disarmament; Arms race; Defence policy; Nuclear warfare; Summits (meetings); Iceland; Nuclear testing; East West relations

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