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  • Collection: Cold War (Global Focus) - Fall 2024 (HIST 27/127)

May 12, 1989_ Commencement Address at Texas A&M University _ Miller Center.pdf
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…

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty).pdf
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 _ Ronald Reagan.pdf
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,…

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

Chernobyl_Minister.pdf
A summary of the measures taken by health ministries in the aftermath of the accident, laid out in narrative format.

Chernobyl_ Classification (1).pdf
The decision that was made in cooperation with ofter Ministries and departments on what to classify and what to exclude from open publications.

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…

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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…

National-Security-Archive-Doc-03-U-S-Air-Force.pdf
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.
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