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ABC News Reagan Press Conference Poll, November 1986 (ICPSR 8644)
Released/updated on: 2006-12-13
Geographic coverage: United States
This survey was conducted on the evening of November 19, 1986 after President Reagan's press conference. Reagan spoke about United States arms shipments to Iran. Respondents were asked to evaluate Reagan's job performance and his handling of world affairs, relations with Iran, and dealings with terrorists. They were also asked whether they believe Reagan was telling the truth about arms shipments and whether Schultz and/or other advisors should resign. Respondents were asked if they watched the press conference and if so, their opinion of what the president said was recorded.
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ABC News START Talks Poll, January 1985 (ICPSR 8556)
Released/updated on: 2007-09-20
Geographic coverage: United States
This survey was conducted just prior to Secretary of State George Shultz's meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in Geneva to discuss arms control. Respondents were asked if they approved of Ronald Reagan's handling of foreign affairs and relations with the Soviet Union in particular, if they felt the United States or the Soviet Union was ahead in military power, and if the United States should strive for military superiority. They also were asked whether they approved of the United States' entering into a new round of arms control talks, how they would rate the chances of success of the talks, and whether they felt the Soviet Union would cheat on an agreement if one were reached. In addition, respondents were queried for their opinions on the new defensive weapons that use lasers to shoot down enemy missiles and the impact of this technology on the arms race.
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll, November 1985 (ICPSR 8593)
Released/updated on: 2008-05-14
Geographic coverage: United States
In this survey respondents were asked for their opinions on Reagan's performance as president, arms control, United States and Soviet military power, the buildup of nuclear weapons, and the possibility of nuclear war. Other topics covered included the upcoming summit meeting between Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, the seriousness with which each leader was seeking progress in arms control, and space-based weapons or "Star Wars." Demographic data on respondents also were recorded.
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ABC News/Washington Post Summit Poll, October 1986 (ICPSR 8642)
Released/updated on: 2008-10-09
Geographic coverage: United States
This survey was conducted after the summit meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev in Iceland. Respondents were asked to evaluate Reagan's handling of the summit meeting, arms control, and relations with the Soviet Union. They were also asked their opinion of Gorbachev and whether or not the summit would affect which party they would vote for in the upcoming congressional election. In addition, political affiliation, race, and sex were recorded.
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Arms Transfers to Developing Countries, 1945-1968 (ICPSR 5404)
Released/updated on: 2006-01-18
Geographic coverage: Cyprus, Cambodia, Sudan, Malaysia, Portugal, Global, Syria, North Korea, Greece, South Korea, Austria, Yugoslavia, Morocco, Iran, Mali, Brazil, Algeria, Iraq, Chile, Laos, Colombia, Argentina, Hungary, Japan, Tanzania, Zambia, Ghana, India, New Zealand, Canada, Belgium, Finland, South Africa, Italy, Peru, Germany, Ethiopia, Yemen, Vietnam (Socialist Republic), Afghanistan, United States, Guinea, China (Peoples Republic), Somalia, Thailand, Bolivia, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Sweden, Pakistan, Poland, France, Jordan, Nigeria, Tunisia, Philippines, United Kingdom, Kenya, Switzerland, Spain, Lebanon, Cuba, Venezuela, Czech Republic, Nicaragua, Norway, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Israel, Australia, Indonesia, Estonia
Time period: 1945-01-01--1968-01-01
This study contains data on the transfer of arms to 52 developing nations in the period 1945-1968. The Arms Transfers data (Part 1) provide information on donor and recipient, date and site of transfer, quantity, system classification (e.g., aircraft, helicopters, missiles, artilleries, small arms, or naval systems), and date production began and ended. The Weapons Systems data (Part 2) contain detailed coded information about each weapons system.
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CBS News/New York Times National Election Day Poll, 1986 (ICPSR 8699)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: United States
This nationwide exit survey was conducted at the polls on election day, November 4, 1986. Respondents were asked about their vote choices for state and national offices. They were also asked their views concerning the local and national economy, abortion, and arms control. The respondents were asked who they would like to see as the Democratic and Republican nominees for president in 1988. Other items included party affiliation, ideology, and evaluation of Reagan's job performance as well as a number of questions that varied depending on issues of interest in the respondent's state.
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Civil Defense and Foreign Affairs, 1978 (ICPSR 8553)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: United States
These data were collected in a national survey designed to examine attitudes of American citizens towards civil defense and emergency management. They provide indicators of public opinion on foreign affairs, nuclear weapons, nuclear war, disarmament, emergency shelters, federal spending, evacuation and natural disasters. Ecological variables are appended to each record which characterize respondents as residing in Department of Defense defined risk areas.
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Military Personnel and Weapons Stocks in Newly Independent States, 1957-1981 (ICPSR 7821)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: Global
Time period: 1957-01-01--1981-12-31
This dataset contains annual enumerations of military personnel and annual inventories of land, air, and sea weapons in stock for 46 countries that have gained independence since 1957. The time series for each country begins with the year of independence and continues through 1981. Weapons are classified by 329 unique designations identifying the weapon and the country of supply. A quantity of weapons is reported for each designation, except for missile systems which are coded as either present or absent without specifying quantities in stock.