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Appendix 1 to the Report: Main Content of Sergei Sokolov's (Soviet Minister of Defense) Statements Regarding the First Agenda Item

1 Dec 1986
Description: This summary presents the central points of a report by Soviet Minister of Defense Sergei Sokolov on the results and consequences of the US-Soviet disarmament summit in Reykjavik in 1986. Sokolov's report was delivered at the 19th session of the Warsaw Pact's (WP) Committee of Ministers of Defense (CMD) in Warsaw 1986. Sokolov reviews the Soviet proposals in Reykjavik, the results of the summit, and related conclusions. He emphasizes the dangers of the US Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program and the militarization of space. In a second part, Sokolov discusses several WP measures to strengthen its military potential under the present circumstances.

Collection: Defense Ministers

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  • German (1.0 MB )
Document Type: Summary Report
Language of Original Document: German
Number of Pages: 15
Cold War Period: 1985-1991
Persons: Gorbachev
Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i. Br.
Call Number: DVW 1/71046 und DVW 1/71047

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