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Richard Rhodes — The Making of the Atomic Bomb

The Joe Walker Podcast

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Gorbachev and Reagan in a Normal House

Gorbachev had convinced the Politburo that if he proposed the complete elimination of nuclear weapons, that he really wouldn't be serious. But Reagan has in the back of his head this thing about I must have a backup to a treaty. When they're talking about eliminating intermediate range ballistic missiles in Europe, Reagan said something like, well, why don't we just give her to them all? And Gorbachev's darleds and says, wait, what? Give her to themAll? Is that what you said? Yes, we don't need to do that thing. Let's give it to them all. So end in Asia, both. George Schulke

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