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Reagan and Gorbachev

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07/12/2017

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The negotiations between Ronald Reagan and Michael Gorbachev to end the Cold War.

Reagan, Gorbachev agus a' Chogadh Fhuar. Documentary following the negotiations between Ronald Reagan and Michael Gorbachev to end the Cold War.

Nuair a choinnich Ronald Reagan agus Michael Gorbachev airson a' chiad uair ann an 1985, bha an Cogadh Fuar aig an ìre as àirde. An uair a thòisich Reagan san obair aige ceithir bliadhna ron àm sin, chuir e poileasaidh gu math cruaidh fa chomhair An Aonaidh Shobhietaich. Ach, ann an 1983 nuair a bha iad a' dèanamh trèanadh cogaidh, theab iad mòr sgrios niùclasach a thòiseachadh. Dh' adhbharaich seo atharrachadh san dòigh anns an robh Reagan a' dèiligeadh ris a' chogadh.

Bhon àm sin, chleachdadh e còmhradh airson an USSR a lagachadh. Aig an aon àm, fhuair stiùiriche òg làmh an uachdair air an Aonadh Shobhietach agus bha esan daingeann mu bhith ag atharrachadh an dòigh anns an robh iad a' ruith na dùthcha. Dha Gorbachev, cha robh ach aon cheann-uidhe, a' feuchainn ri toirt air Ameireaga gun a bhith a' cleachdadh an armachd aca. Tha am prògram seo a' leantainn Reagan agus Gorbachev leis a' cho-rèiteachadh airson crìoch a chur air a' Chogadh Fhuar.

When Ronald Reagan and Michael Gorbachev met for the first time in 1985, the Cold War was at its peak. Since his election four years before, Reagan had been conducting a very aggressive policy towards the Soviet Union. But in 1983 a manoeuvre simulating an armed conflict with the Soviet Union nearly triggered a nuclear apocalypse.

Reagan, encouraged by his public opinion, decided to change his tactics. From now on, he would use dialogue to bring the USSR to its knees. At the same time, a young leader came to power in the Soviet Union, determined to break with the uncompromising policy of his predecessors. For Gorbachev it was the beginning of a race against time, in which he had one objective: convince America to lower its guard.

This programme follows Reagan and Gorbachev, and their negotiations to end the Cold War.

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