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US International Relations

492 events in this timeline

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  1. 1954-08-11 August 11, 1954: Eisenhower: ‘I Don’t Believe There Is Such a Thing’ as Preventative War
  2. 1961-01-17 January 17, 1961: Eisenhower Warns against Rising Influence of Military-Industrial Complex
  3. 1961-05-30 After May 30, 1961: US Diplomat: Brutal Caribbean Dictator ‘Fine’ with America
  4. 1961-08-11 August 11, 1961: US Asks Britain to Look in to Guyana Politician Because of Leftist Stance
  5. 1961-10-25 October 25, 1961: Kennedy Orders Guyanese President Deposed
  6. 1962-03-15 March 15, 1962: US State Department Discusses Toppling President of Guyana
  7. 1963-03-31 March 31, 1963: Guatemalan President Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes Overthrown
  8. 1963-08-05 August 5, 1963: US, USSR, Britain Sign Limited Test Ban Treaty
  9. 1964-04-01 April 1, 1964: CIA-Backed Coup Overthrows Brazilian Government
  10. 1965-12-21 December 21, 1965: UN General Assembly Resolution Opposes Interventions by One State into Affairs of Another
  11. 1967-09-18 September 18, 1967: US Announces Launch of Anti-Ballistic Missile System
  12. 1968-04-30 April 30, 1968: CIA Director: Military Juntas Better than ‘Messy Struggle[s] for Democracy and Freedom’ in Latin America
  13. 1968-07-01 July 1, 1968: 61 Countries Sign Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
  14. 1969-02-22 February 22, 1969: Nixon Says US Backs Israel but Must Prevent Soviet Expansion into Middle East
  15. 1969-11-17 November 17, 1969: SALT I Talks Begin
  16. 1972-05-26 May 26, 1972: US, USSR Enter Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
  17. 1972-05-26 May 26, 1972: US, USSR Sign SALT I Arms Limitation Agreement
  18. 1973-09-11 September 11, 1973: CIA Policies in Chile Lead to Assassination of Allende, Rise of Pinochet
  19. 1974-06-04 June 4-5, 1974: Neoconservatives, Cold Warriors Begin Attacking Government Policies, Findings towards Soviet Union
  20. 1974-06-20 June 20, 1974 and After: Defense Secretary Attempts to Undermine Arms Negotiations
  21. 1974-08-14 June 20-August 14, 1974: CIA, Hughes Corporation Attempts to Retrieve Sunken Soviet Submarine; Retrieval Risks Confrontation with Soviet Union
  22. 1974-08-15 August 15, 1974: Neoconservatives Begin Moving to Influence US Foreign Policies
  23. 1974-09-08 September 8, 1974: TWA Plane Explodes in Mid-Air; Abu Nidal Affiliate Claims Responsibility
  24. 1974-11-23 November 23, 1974: Vladivostok SALT II Negotiations Give US, USSR Numerical Parity in Nuclear Arms; US Conservatives Oppose Deal
  25. 1975-11-04 November 4, 1975: Defense Secretary’s Firing Shows Ford Afraid of Standing up to USSR, Conservatives Claim
  26. 1978-04-04 Shortly Before or on April 4, 1978: Pakistan Enriches Small Quantities of Uranium for First Time
  27. 1979-06-18 June 18, 1979-Winter 1979: US, USSR Sign SALT II Agreement; Senate Refuses to Ratify
  28. 1979-08-12 August 12, 1979: Carter Administration Considers Covert Strike against Pakistani Nuclear Weapons Facility
  29. 1979-11-12 November 12, 1979: ’Peace Through Strength’ Conference, Propaganda Film Launched to Oppose Arms Limitations Treaty
  30. 1979-12-13 December 13, 1979: Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Challenging President’s Authority to Withdraw Nation from International Treaties
  31. 1981-05-27 May 27, 1981: Reagan: West Will ‘Transcend’ ‘Evil’ of Communism
  32. 1982-05-20 May 20, 1982: National Security Directive Mandates ‘Capability to Sustain Protracted Nuclear Conflict’
  33. 1982-06-08 June 8, 1982: Reagan: Democracy Will Leave Communism ‘On the Ash-heap of History’
  34. 1982-06-12 June 12, 1982: Almost 1 Million Protest Nuclear Arms Race in New York City
  35. 1983-01-17 January 17, 1983: Reagan Directive Accepts Nuclear War as Option, Casts US as Opponent of ‘Soviet Expansionism’
  36. 1983-02-17 February 17, 1983: USSR Issues ‘High Alert’ for Intelligence Program Monitoring US Plans to Launch Surprise Nuclear Attack
  37. 1983-03-08 March 8, 1983: Reagan Gives ‘Evil Empire’ Speech, Urging Opposition to Nuclear Freeze Movement
  38. 1983-03-23 March 23, 1983: President Reagan Announces ‘Star Wars’ Missile Defense Program
  39. 1983-03-27 March 27, 1983: Soviet Union Calls US ‘Star Wars’ Proposal ‘Insane’
  40. 1983-09-01 September 1, 1983: Soviets Shoot down Korean Airlines Passenger Plane, Sparks International Crisis
  41. 1983-09-05 September 5, 1983: Reagan Denounces Soviet Shootdown of Korean Passenger Jet
  42. 1983-09-29 September 29, 1983: USSR: No Possibility of Improvement in US-Soviet Relations
  43. 1983-11-02 November 2-11, 1983: ’Able Archer’ Almost Starts Nuclear Exchange
  44. 1983-11-20 November 20, 1983: Television Movie about Nuclear Holocaust Has Profound Impact on President Reagan, Viewers
  45. 1984-02-23 February 23, 1984: Soviets Reach Out to Reagan for Renewal of ‘Positive’ Dialogue
  46. 1984-05-09 May 9, 1984: Reagan Publicly Says US Must Help Contra ‘Freedom Fighters’
  47. 1984-08-11 August 11, 1984: Reagan Jokes about Bombing Soviet Union
  48. 1984-12-14 December 14, 1984: Deputy Intelligence Director Recommends US Air Strikes against Nicaraguan Military Targets
  49. 1985-03-10 March 10, 1985: President Reagan Arranges for Summit with New Soviet Leader
  50. 1985-03-12 March 12, 1985: US, USSR Begin Talks on Space-Based Nuclear Weaponry