Post by NerdiestKen on Feb 24, 2024 19:25:53 GMT -6
Superpowers Close to Missile Treaty - September 1987
The United States and the Soviet Union reached tentative agreement on a worldwide ban on medium-range nuclear missiles. Earlier, on September 5, 3 members of the U.S. House visites a Soviet radar facility and later challenged the Reagan Administration's claim that it was a part of a system to guard against nuclear attacks. The 1972 antiballistic missile treaty had banned most such defenses. The Congressmen were allowed to take photographs and videotapes. Progress on the superpower arms talks emerged from meetings, September 15-17, in Washington, D.C., between U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze and their staffs. They signed an agreement, September 15, to create "risk reduction centers" to help avoid an accidental nuclear war. In the move toward the treaty on intermediate nuclear forces (INF), the U.S. agreed, September 15, that it would begin removing its missiles from Europe as soon as the treay became effective. The Soviet Union agreed, September 17, that West Germany's 72 Pershing missiles would not be included in the treaty, and, in return, Shultz reportedly said that the nuclear warheads for the missiles, which the United States controlled, would be dismantled. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said, September 17, an INF treaty could be concluded by the end of the year and would pave the way for a treaty on long-range weapons in 1988. Pres. Ronald Reagan announced, September 18, that the 2 sides had reached a tentative agreement for worldwide elimination of INF weapons. He said the 2 countries would next seek to reduce strategic (long-range) weapons by 50 percent. Reagan said arrangements would soon be made for a summit meeting with Gorbachev in the United States.
The United States and the Soviet Union reached tentative agreement on a worldwide ban on medium-range nuclear missiles. Earlier, on September 5, 3 members of the U.S. House visites a Soviet radar facility and later challenged the Reagan Administration's claim that it was a part of a system to guard against nuclear attacks. The 1972 antiballistic missile treaty had banned most such defenses. The Congressmen were allowed to take photographs and videotapes. Progress on the superpower arms talks emerged from meetings, September 15-17, in Washington, D.C., between U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze and their staffs. They signed an agreement, September 15, to create "risk reduction centers" to help avoid an accidental nuclear war. In the move toward the treaty on intermediate nuclear forces (INF), the U.S. agreed, September 15, that it would begin removing its missiles from Europe as soon as the treay became effective. The Soviet Union agreed, September 17, that West Germany's 72 Pershing missiles would not be included in the treaty, and, in return, Shultz reportedly said that the nuclear warheads for the missiles, which the United States controlled, would be dismantled. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said, September 17, an INF treaty could be concluded by the end of the year and would pave the way for a treaty on long-range weapons in 1988. Pres. Ronald Reagan announced, September 18, that the 2 sides had reached a tentative agreement for worldwide elimination of INF weapons. He said the 2 countries would next seek to reduce strategic (long-range) weapons by 50 percent. Reagan said arrangements would soon be made for a summit meeting with Gorbachev in the United States.