World Leaders Losing Fear Of Nuclear War Reykjavik Anniversary Film
· World · Hindustan Times, The Economist, economist
A new film titled The Brink of War marks the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Reykjavik summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. The intense meeting at a seaside house saw both leaders acknowledge a shared fear of annihilation despite controlling 60,000 warheads. While the talks initially failed due to disputes over Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative, they laid the essential groundwork for future arms control treaties. Today, leaders like Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping manage the most powerful nuclear arsenals without the same existential dread that defined the Cold War.
Why it matters
The Reykjavik summit demonstrated how the genuine fear of nuclear destruction can force diplomatic breakthroughs, a dynamic that currently appears missing as modern nuclear-armed powers expand and global tensions rise.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
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