The Reykjavik File: Secret U.S. And Soviet Documents on 1986 Summit (2006)

Only made it through 4 documents so far, and while mostly dry, it's still incredibly fascinating. The underlying expectations being laid out in dialogue in the beginning (and knowing the outcome later) is really very interesting.

The GLCMs positioned in Germany were just down the road from me when I was stationed there (Hahn Air Base was the host base for Wüschheim Air Station), and were a major reason why the INF treaty was signed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1990/04/12/c...

I've been watching developments around the potential demise of the INF with some concern.

> what would have happened if Gorbachev had simply accepted Reagan's apparently sincere offer to share SDI technology rather than dismissing this as ridiculous when the U.S. would not even share "milking machines."

This... this is interesting. What technology Reagan was talking about?