Bush Announces Nuclear Arms Reductions
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations, Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: September 27, 1991
Article abstract: Evidencing improved relations with the Soviet Union, the United States unilaterally announces reductions of its nuclear armaments and level of military readiness.
Summary of Event
After four decades of Cold War suspicion and periodic confrontations between the United States and the Soviet Union, an era of significantly improved relations between the two nuclear superpowers developed after 1985. A major foreign and military policy speech by President George Bush on September 27, 1991, marked the efforts of both nations to reduce their...
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