Cold War (Global Focus) - Fall 2024 (HIST 27/127)
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Cold War (Global Focus) - Fall 2024 (HIST 27/127)
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May 12, 1989: Commencement Address at Texas A&M University
This speech, delivered by President George H.W. Bush at Texas A&M University, addresses U.S.-Soviet relations and outlines a vision for a new approach toward peace and cooperation in the post-Cold War era. The core themes relate to evolving global…
Treaty Between The United States Of America And The Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics On The Elimination Of Their Intermediate-Range And Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty)
The treaty marked the first agreement between the two superpowers to reduce their nuclear arsenals, rather than simply limit their growth. It specifically required the elimination of all ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges…
Statement by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Speakes on the Soviet Nuclear Reactor Accident at Chernobyl
In response to the Chernobyl nuclear accident, the Reagan administration established a U.S. interagency task force, led by the Environmental Protection Agency, to monitor health and environmental effects. The task force will provide daily updates,…
Chernobyl nuclear disaster: April 28, 1986
Soviet authorities say one of the atomic reactors at the nuclear power plant in Kiev was damaged. Radiation had spread very far and slowly revealing the lies of the Soviet Union
Y.I. Chazov, Minister of Health, to the CPSU CC, 'Medical Aspects of the Accident at Chernobyl AEhS'
A summary of the measures taken by health ministries in the aftermath of the accident, laid out in narrative format.
Decision Nº 123 of a Government Commission concerning a List of Information about the Chernobyl AEhS Subject to Classification and Not Subject to Open Publication
The decision that was made in cooperation with ofter Ministries and departments on what to classify and what to exclude from open publications.
President Ronald Reagan's Address to the United Nations General Assembly, New York, New York
The speech emphasizes the United States' commitment to world peace and human rights, highlighting the importance of international cooperation through the United Nations. It calls for arms reduction, UN reforms, and collective action against regional…
Nuclear Law Bulletin No.44
Reviews post-Chernobyl legal shifts in nuclear safety, liability, and international cooperation. It covers key topics such as the IAEA Conventions on Early Notification and Assistance in Nuclear Accidents, OECD countries' regulatory updates, and…
U.S. Air Force Project RAND, Implications of Large-Yield Nuclear Weapons, 10 July 1952, Top Secret, Excised Copy
One of the implications of the Harmon report, that 133 atomic bombs were not enough to break the Soviet Union, may have fed into the pressure for the hydrogen-bomb or “super” that accelerated after the Soviets tested an atomic device in August 1949.