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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume V, Soviet Union, March 1985–October 1986

Soviet Union, March 1985–October 1986


Contents

    • March 1985–July 1985
      “Now we have to begin everything anew”: Gorbachev’s Debut
      (Documents 1–50)
      • July 1985–August 1985
        Sizing Up Shevardnadze and the Soviet Union 101
        (Documents 51–79)
        • September 1985–November 1985
          Personal Diplomacy: Reagan, Gorbachev, and the Geneva Summit
          (Documents 80–159)
          • November 1985–April 1986
            New Political Thinking: Gorbachev’s Proposal To Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
            (Documents 160–219)
            • April 1986–August 1986
              Arms Control in the Shadow of Chernobyl
              (Documents 220–266)
              • August 1986–October 1986
                “The Iceland Cometh”: The Arrest of Daniloff; SDI and the Reykjavik Summit
                (Documents 267–309)

              Soviet Union, March 1985–October 1986

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              • Soviet Union, March 1985–October 1986 (Documents 1–309)
                • Appendix (Documents A–C)

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