War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with George Shultz, 1986

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Title:
War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with George Shultz, 1986
Description:
George Shultz served as the Secretary of State from 1982-1989. In the interview he discusses the negotiating process between the United States and Soviet Union and notes the willingness of both sides to press ahead despite the difficulty of the issues. He ascribes the changes that occurred in the talks since early in the Reagan administration to events on the ground in Europe and potentially to the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev. He describes developments at the Reykjavik, Moscow and Washington summits, and explains various arms control proposals, including the zero and double zero options. The INF Treaty, he notes, was the product of collaboration by all the NATO allies, and he counts the importance of alliance cohesion among the lessons of his experience with arms control.
Interviewee:
Shultz, George Pratt, 1920-
Date:
March 28, 1986
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
WGBH > War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
Subjects:
Global Affairs
Military Forces and Armaments
Schmidt, Helmut, 1918 Dec. 23-
Soviet Union. Treaties, etc. United States, 1987 December 8---
Germany
Soviet Union
United States
Pershing (Missile)
Strategic Defense Initiative
International Relations
Nuclear weapons
Nuclear arms control
Summit meetings--Iceland--Reykjavik
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Reagan, Ronald
Gorbachev, Mikhail
Extent:
00:17:39
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-1r6n00zq4k
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Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation