What Reagan and Gorbachev Actually Said About Eliminating Nuclear Weapons
Documents Show Quiet American Pressure Worked on Human Rights
U.S. Side Tried to Edit Abolition Out of the Historical Record
Iceland Summit Marked Peak and Downturn of Nuclear Arms Race
The National Security Archive is releasing a four-part publication package to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Reykjavik Summit. This page serves as the central hub for exploring the summit’s critical diplomatic and historical dimensions. The collection brings together updated historical archives, including a repost of the summit’s origins, newly released documentation on political prisoner exchanges, and reloaded U.S. and Soviet historical records.
