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Reykjavík Summit (1986)

11–12 Oct 1986 — Reagan and Gorbachev come within one word — “laboratory” — of abolishing their nuclear arsenals. The summit “fails,” and changes everything: the INF Treaty follows in a year.

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Turning point
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Gorbachev and the 1989 revolutions (chapter 11 of Cold War)
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The Cold War, 1945–1991
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