James Graham Wilson

Office of the Historian, Shared Knowledge Services, Bureau of Administration Releases Foreign Relations - United States Department of State The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume XLIV, Part 1, National Security Policy, 1985–1988.  This is the first of two parts of the volume Nation...

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Thank you!

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Really excited to get this #FRUS volume out the door!

New FRUS volume just dropped on SDI and the Reagan administration's strategic modernization program, compiled by @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social.

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It's FRUS Friday!

NEW: Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume XLIV, Part 1, National Security Policy, 1985–1988 history.state.gov/historicaldo...

I'm always excited when a new FRUS volume comes out.

Here's the latest on National Security Policy in the Reagan Administration, focused on SDI and strategic modernization in 84-88, put together by @jamesgrahamwilson.bsky.social.

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Thank you Susie!!

I would be into that

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Here is Maureen Dowd’s Pool Report for July 4, 1991:

It is so glorious! I am still working on getting these gifs to work here.

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Hmm— still working on the gifs.

Moltke shall not be thwarted!

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Oh dear! They are working — hang on

#AmericasColdWarrior is $19.28 on Amazon.

That is less than a Sweetgreen salad plus the brown rice square.

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#booksky

Brian Blessed as Grampy Rabbit is surely the best part of Peppa Pig.

@rjgranieri.bsky.social A remake of this as well! Would be nice.

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#2025

I request a remake of this movie

@strombergsteve.bsky.social (I have rediscovered my random assortment of gifs.)

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$19.28 is even better!

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Incidentally, here the gathering of all S/P directors in 1987 to commemorate the 40th anniversary — being S/P promised immortality, by that point.

Nitze lays out his thoughts on strategic balance. Very gloomy. All in room very interesting.

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So a lot of these debates never really got answered in a definitive way.

I guess that’s where I say it would be wonderful if all this were an academic exercise—present geopolitical realities make that impossible.

I wish the Cold War — especially the latter half — offered more definitive answer.