Gorbachev and the March 11 Invitation to Washington
A Vice President hand-delivered a heartfelt letter to the new Soviet leader amid a state funeral, initiating a personal diplomacy that bypassed official channels.
By Roy Castellano ·
Arms Control
Robert Komer Dismissed Claims That Tests Would Yield Thousands of Weapons
U.S. officials risked being in a real box if they observed a voluntary moratorium while the Soviets engaged in clandestine nuclear testing, Robert Komer warned.
By Eleanor Voss ·
Zorin Denounces US Nuclear Controls as Typical Nuclear Blackmail
Neutralist delegations feared US disarmament goals were a facade, and 15 lines of source text and a Top Secret codeword remain blacked out regarding Soviet efforts to break the impasse.
By Eleanor Voss ·
Nikita Khrushchev gambles on satellite legitimacy to ground U-2 spy planes
Khrushchev maneuvered to end U-2 flights over Cuba and evade arms inspections, all while the Kremlin kept its own public in the dark about American surveillance.
By Marcus Boone ·