Washington Summit
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Sep 2, 2026
Kathleen EganNARRATOR
The agreed upon next step, however, acts as a catalyst for extraordinary change.
Kathleen EganNARRATOR
Although not depicted in the film, the leaders meet in real life again the following year for the Washington Summit and sign the historic Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, INF, Treaty, which lays the groundwork for the 1991 START Strategic Offensive Arms Reduction Treaties.
Kathleen EganNARRATOR
Reykjavik, as Gunn masterfully demonstrates, marks a turning point from a building up to a drawing down, from destruction to diplomacy.
Kathleen EganNARRATOR
The success of later agreements was built upon previous failures, but also on the political will of the leaders of the U.S. and USSR and their ability to accept trade-offs and compromise in the name of a greater political goal.
Kathleen EganNARRATOR
The agreed upon next step, however, acts as a catalyst for extraordinary change.
Kathleen EganNARRATOR
Although not depicted in the film, the leaders meet in real life again the following year for the Washington Summit and sign the historic Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, INF, Treaty, which lays the groundwork for the 1991 START Strategic Offensive Arms Reduction Treaties.
Kathleen EganNARRATOR
Reykjavik, as Gunn masterfully demonstrates, marks a turning point from a building up to a drawing down, from destruction to diplomacy.
Kathleen EganNARRATOR
The success of later agreements was built upon previous failures, but also on the political will of the leaders of the U.S. and USSR and their ability to accept trade-offs and compromise in the name of a greater political goal.