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(2) The end of the arms race

(2) The end of the arms race. There was four meetings that you need to remember that helped bring about the arms race. Geneva 1985 Reykjavik 1986 INF- Washington 1987 CFE treaty 1989. Reykjavik 1986. INF Washington 1987. Geneva-1985. Moscow CFE treaty 1989. Malta 1989.

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(2) The end of the arms race

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  1. (2) The end of the arms race • There was four meetings that you need to remember that helped bring about the arms race. • Geneva 1985 • Reykjavik 1986 • INF- Washington 1987 • CFE treaty 1989 • Reykjavik 1986 • INF Washington 1987 • Geneva-1985 • Moscow CFE treaty 1989 Malta 1989

  2. The 5 summits, innit!!!! Washington Moscow Geneva Malta Reykjavik Aye!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3. Geneva-1985 • Arms limitation talks are held in Geneva in Switzerland. The meeting goes well, the two leaders meet without their teams of advisors which is unusual and shows a level of trust and respect emerging between the two leaders.

  4. Geneva-1985 • 2. At the meeting they discuss; speeding up the arms talks, abolishing the use of chemical weapons, being more active on human rights. Both Reagan and Gorbachev speak of the world being a safer place because of the talks.

  5. Geneva-1985 • 3. At the meeting Reagan refused to give up his commitment to the his SDI (Star wars Programme). The two leaders agree to meet again the following year in Reykjavik in Iceland

  6. Reykjavik 1986 • The second summit meeting does not go as well even though the initially agreed to sweeping reductions nuclear weapons. The second summit meeting collapses.

  7. Reykjavik 1986 2. The meeting collapsed because of Reagans refusal to back down with his space-based missile defence, his SDI

  8. Reykjavik 1986 3. Gorbachev paints a bleak picture. He said that Reagans insistence upon his SDI (Star wars) policy had ‘frustrated and scuttled’ the opportunity for agreement.

  9. INF Washington 1987 • A third summit was held in Washington in 1987 which was much more successful, the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty was agreed. This is known as the INF

  10. INF Washington 1987 2. INF Nuclear and ground launched ballistic and cruise missiles were to be destroyed. Both sides agreed that they inspect each others military programmes to check that the weapons were being destroyed.

  11. INF Washington 1987 • By the Treaties deadline in 1991, 2692 weapons had been destroyed (846 by the USA and 1846 by the Soviet Union. Reagan described the INF as the realisation of ‘an impossible mission’. They stressed that they were only half way to ending the arms race. They hoped to achieve this in Moscow in 1989.

  12. Moscow CFE treaty 1989 • At the Moscow summit, the pair talked about more arms reductions and troop reductions in Europe. Gorbachev showed his desire for peace by withdrawing Soviet troops from Afghanistan, ending 10 years of war!

  13. Moscow CFE treaty 1989 2. The Moscow summit ends with the two sides having established good relations

  14. Malta 1989 At the Malta Summit Gorbachev and the new US President George Bush Senior announce that the Cold War is over!!!

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