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^{APRIL 1990.
RECONCILIATION TREATY SIGNED, NUCLEAR ARSENAL SLASHED, ARMS DEALS MADE.}
LUKYANOV’S QUEST FOR PEACE.
^{USSR, RUSSIA SFSR, MOSCOW - AFTERNOON}
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Anatoly Lukyanov¹ was a bright, young leader who thought highly differently then most. He believed strongly that the, or what he calls "The childish race to prove i'm better then you" was slowing down the progress of the Soviet Union, he believed strongly that peace was the best for the working classes of the Soviet Union, while having a strong, developed and advanced military. The Soviet Union signed the Reconciliation treaty with China, which effectively recognizes a split in ideology and blocs, but affirms that these differences do that mean China and the USSR have to be enemies, but cooperative partners, just like any other country. The treaty also settles its differences with Japan, and like with China, will transform the Soviet-Japanese relationship into a hostile one - to a neutral one, just like most other nations. The treaty was well received in the Soviet Union to the point it was decided a Japanese cultural festival would be hosted in Vladivostok and a Chinese cultural festival in Novosibirsk - introducing Soviets to concepts such as Manga, Anime, Porcelain, Chinese Cinema and more.

The Soviet Nuclear arsenal reached around 68,000 nuclear warheads, largest in the world, and very expensive to maintain, while the United States of America in contrast had roughly 25,000 nuclear warheads. Both nations had the power to kill and obliterate world, multiple times. Lukyanov decided, in what would be a tough and sharply divided debate, to lower the Soviet Nuclear Arsenal to 5000 warheads, or roughly 92% of its nuclear arsenal. It will also move most of its nuclear arsenal outside of Europe², also where the majority of its population is. The Soviet Union is also expected to save roughly 2 to 6 billion a year by not having to maintain such a massive arsenal.

Anatoly Lukyanov also made its intentions to sign the Convention on the protection of European Children³ and has privately discussed signing the Charter of Fundamental Rights in Europe. Reaffirming Lukyanov's stance of "Freedom, yet a firmly held together state", meaning freedom can go as far for anyone, provided they do not threaten the sovereignty of the state.

And Finally Anatoly Lukyanov Secured arms deals with numerous nations totaling roughly 10 billion dollars, the large influx of hard currency will be used for domestic civil development in a large scale plan that will be revealed at a later date. This goes off of Lukyanov's intention to have Soviet living standards highest in the world, and make the Soviet Union a beacon for research, technology, the future and transform the state with one of the highest economic potentials in the world to a state that actually seizes such potential.

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¹ General Secretary of the Communist Party, and successor to Mikhail Gorbachev.

² Considered the land past the Ural Mountains.

³ A treaty signed by most of western Europe and select eastern states in 1954

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<sup>WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
- The Soviet Union signed the 'Reconciliation Treaty' with China and Japan, ending the aggressive, militaristic rivalry creating a friendly, cooperative understanding with China and Japan.
- The Soviet Union will cut its Nuclear Arsenal from 68,000 warheads to 5000 along with removing most warheads from continental Europe.
- The Soviet Union signs arms deals with a variety of nations totaling roughly 10 billion dollars, a fund to distribute the hard currency to civil development and research will be created.
- The Soviet Union submits its intent to sign the Convention on the protection of European Children.</sup>
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