Speech by Mikhail Gorbachev at the Warsaw Treaty Summit in Moscow26 Apr 1985 |
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This is the transcript of a speech given by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985. He takes stock of the 30 years since the signing of the Warsaw Treaty, outlining the alliance's achievements for European peace. He states that it has achieved a strategic balance with NATO. Nevertheless, he admits that NATO has an edge in the field of nuclear weapons, and points to the dangers of US plans for space-based missile defense ("Star Wars"). Collection: A Cardboard Castle?
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Document Type:
Speech Language of Original Document: Czech Number of Pages: 11 Cold War Period: 1980s |
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Document Source: Central State Archives (SÚA), Prague Call Number: 8696/24, AÚV KSČ Document Companion: Document No. 106 |
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