Reagan’s reasons for walking away from arms control deal

Title

Reagan’s reasons for walking away from arms control deal

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

14 Oct 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:04:13

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on the failure of the Icelandic talks between US President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. Includes speech by Reagan on how he will not surrender the Star Wars nuclear defence programme. Also includes speeches by Senator and former presidential candidate Gary Hart, who disagrees with Reagan, and Republican Congressman Jack French Kemp, who supports the President’s stance.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Ronald Reagan; Jack Kemp; Gary Hart

Keywords

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

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