LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Arms treaty between USA and Soviet Union

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:13

Description

US Secretary of Defence, Harold Brown declares that the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty will help maintain balance between the powers. US Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance says that the treaty will help prevent a nuclear arms race between the USA and the Soviet Union. However, Republican senator Howard Baker has said that he will vote against the treaty in Senate. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Howard Baker; Cyrus Vance; Harold Brown

Keywords

USA; Treaties; USSR; International relations; Nuclear weapons; Arms control; Diplomacy; East West relations; United States Senate; Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) (1972-1979)

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