1955 ⟶ Geneva Summit Held
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🗣️ Geneva Summit Held
President Dwight D. Eisenhower of the United States, Prime Minister Anthony Eden of the United Kingdom, Premier Nikolai A. Bulganin of the Soviet Union, and Prime Minister Edgar Faure of France, known as the 'Big Four', attend the Geneva Summit. Also in attendance was Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union.⟶

Cold WarSummitGenevaDiplomacyUnited StatesSoviet UnionFranceUnited KingdomKhrushchev
🤝 Kennedy-Khrushchev Vienna Summit
Kennedy meets with Khrushchev in Vienna.⟶

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☢️ Non-Proliferation Treaty Enters Into Force
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, ratified by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, among others, enters into force.⟶

nuclear weaponstreatyarms controlUnited KingdomSoviet UnionUnited StatesproliferationCold Wardiplomacy
🤝 Thatcher Meets Gorbachev at Chequers
Margaret Thatcher and the UK government, in a plan to open new channels of dialog with Soviet leadership candidates, meet with Mikhail Gorbachev at Chequers.⟶

Soviet UnionUnited KingdomGorbachevThatcherDiplomacyCold WarSummitDialogue
🗣️ Reagan and Gorbachev Hold First Summit
Reagan and Gorbachev meet for the first time at a summit in Geneva, Switzerland, where they agree to two (later three) more summits.⟶

United StatesSoviet UnionReaganGorbachevSummitGenevaCold WarDiplomacyArms Control
🏛️ Washington Summit Begins
The Washington Summit begins.⟶

United StatesSummitWashington D.C.DiplomacyCold WarUS-Soviet RelationsForeign PolicyGeopolitics