George H.W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sign a bilateral agreement on Destruction and Non-production of Chemical Weapons and on Measures to Facilitate the Multilateral Convention on Banning Chemical Weapons"
The historic treaty, signed in Washington D.C. during a Submit Meeting, called for an 80 percent reduction of chemical weapon stockpiles under the oversight of inspectors from both countries. The agreement was intended to be the first step towards a global ban. By 1993, 150 other nations had joined the superpowers to sign a comprehensive treaty banning chemical weapons.
Presidents George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign United States/Soviet Union agreements in the East Room of the White House. June 1, 1990 -
Photo Credit: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
