USA-USSR summit ends in failure

Title

USA-USSR summit ends in failure

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

13 Oct 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:39

Description

Dave Loyn reports on talks between US President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev following the failed end to the mini-summit. Includes speech by Gorbachev via an interpreter. Also includes speech by Reagan on how the USA will not give up the Star Wars nuclear shield or stop nuclear testing, and speech by Secretary of State George Shultz on how the President had no choice.

Contributors

Dave Loyn; Ronald Reagan; Mikhail Gorbachev; George Shultz

Keywords

USA; Peace; Human rights; USSR; International relations; Defence; Nuclear weapons; Diplomacy; Nuclear disarmament; Arms race; Defence policy; Nuclear warfare; Summits (meetings); Iceland; Nuclear testing; East West relations; Strategic Defense Initiative

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