The Reykjavik Reboot: A Closer Look at Reagan's Cold War Legacy The latest film about the 1986 Reykjavik summit, "The Brink of War," has been met with praise and criticism for its portrayal of President Ronald Reagan's role in ending the Cold War.
However, the film's tendency to lionize him as a singular hero oversimplifies the complex dynamics at play.
In reality, the Soviet Union was a decaying giant by the time Reagan took office, but the Reykjavik summit was just one of many steps towards reducing nuclear tensions between the US and USSR.