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Decrying a U.S. “victory complex” that he said has marred the last decade and a half of nuclear diplomacy, Gorbachev worried that the world is witnessing a “remilitarization of thinking...
...Gorbachev cited Article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which requires recognized nuclear powers to make good faith efforts to reduce their arsenals over time. The major powers have not adequately honored that commitment, he said, and have thereby reduced the incentive for non-nuclear powers to comply with the treaty...
That lack of progress on multilateral treaties has been compounded by a lack of commitment to their enforcement, Gorbachev said...
Responding to questions about democracy in Russia and the former Soviet satellite states, Gorbachev emphasized that democratic institutions require a historical foundation...
When he first approached the podium, Gorbachev drew a standing ovation from a crowd that included hundreds of students along with media mogul Ted Turner, a former French prime minister, and a former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union...