President George H.W. Bush and Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign treaty for first-ever cuts

(1 Jun 1990) President George H.W. Bush and Soviet Union leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev approved the outlines of a landmark treaty for the first-ever cuts in long-range nuclear missiles and signed a pact to slash chemical weapons stockpiles. Midway through a four-day summit, Bush and Gorbachev sat down at a gleaming mahogany table in the East Room to sign an array of agreements. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...