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| The U.S. and Soviet Union sign the INF Ban Treaty (1987) | |
Copyright Masaru HASHIMOTO
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| NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT After the self-induced collapse of the Eastern Bloc, the Cold War came to a close, and efforts toward disarmament were given a major boost. It is an irony of history that this day-to-be-remembered was also the day upon which the Pacific War, which ended with the dropping of atom bombs, began. | |