Vue lecture

In ‘The Brink of War,’ a Return to an Era of Razor-Edge Diplomacy

A new film depicts the 1986 nuclear arms summit in Reykjavik, Iceland, between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, which both offered and dashed hopes of a dramatic breakthrough.

© Jose R. Lopez/The New York Times

President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail S. Gorbachev as the two leaders end their summit In Reykjavik, Iceland in 1986.
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