Mikhail Gorbachev: America needs a Perestroika

[swilton]

1. The 1986 Chernobyl Disaster

proved the lie (countless ways) that was the Soviet Union: the cover up, the technological failures, the response, etc., etc.

But according to Gorbachev's memoirs, after the Chernobyl disaster, he (and others) realized that a nuclear war was unwinnable.

This is a classic interview - thank you so much for posting.