President Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev open four days of talks today far apart on what has emerged as the impasse of the summit: the future military allegiance of a reunified Germany.
The United States and Western allies insist a reunited Germany be a part of NATO.
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Bush's journey focuses on peace and war; Arms pact tops European agenda
Nov. 16, 1990
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President Bush, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and leaders from across Europe will sign a historic arms-control treaty during their Paris summit next week that seeks to sharply reduce the risk of a ground war in Europe.
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Cold War ends quietly
Nov. 20, 1990
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PARIS - The Cold War ended Monday when the United States, Soviet Union and 20 European nations signed a treaty cutting arsenals in Europe.
It ends the East-West military standoff that followed the division of Europe after World War II.
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Yeltsin seeks veto over nukes
Aug. 27, 1991
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Russian President Boris Yeltsin Monday demanded a veto over the use of nuclear weapons - a decision now in the hands of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and his top military officials.
"These functions will be arranged so that without the consent of the president of Russia, strategic weapons cannot be used," said Russian Vice President Alexander Rutskoi.
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Who controls Soviet nukes? Moscow pulls weapons out of republics
Aug. 28, 1991
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The shakeup in the Soviet Union leaves the West scratching its head over who's in control of Moscow's counterbalance: its nuclear weapons.
As independent-minded republics storm off on their own, the central government is scrambling to retrieve its far-flung strategic nuclear weapons inside those borders.
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Baker 'reassured' on Soviet nukes
Dec. 17, 1991
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MOSCOW - Russian President Boris Yeltsin took charge in the Kremlin Monday.
In a four-hour meeting with Secretary of State James Baker, Yeltsin outlined how a commonwealth of 10 republics will replace the Soviet Union, and assured Baker the nuclear stockpile was secure.
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Gorbachev: Cold War a 'fateful error'
May 7, 1992
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FULTON, Mo. - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, with part of the Berlin Wall behind him and Middle America in front, Wednesday blamed the United States and the West for "unleashing a monstrous arms race."
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Arms control summit 'relic' of Cold War
June 16, 1992
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Superpower summits aren't what they used to be.
President Bush greets Russian President Boris Yeltsin at the White House today with all the pomp of a state visit: fife-and-drum band, national anthems, review of the troops.
