ronald reagan
-40th U.S. President
-A former Hollywood Actor
-Elected for a second term in 1984
-Saw the USSR as the 'evil empire' and wouldn't negotiate with them for the first years of his Presidency
-Was much more hardline than the détente Presidents
-Increased military spending dramatically as part of the renewed arms race with the USSR
-A former Hollywood Actor
-Elected for a second term in 1984
-Saw the USSR as the 'evil empire' and wouldn't negotiate with them for the first years of his Presidency
-Was much more hardline than the détente Presidents
-Increased military spending dramatically as part of the renewed arms race with the USSR
the 1980s arms race
-The USSR had a 3:2 advantage in sheer numbers
-New issue is how to deliver them
-Cruise missiles are placed in Europe by NATO
-'Smart Weapons' - planes, weapons and even tanks begin to be controlled by computor and are 'guided'
-New issue is how to deliver them
-Cruise missiles are placed in Europe by NATO
-'Smart Weapons' - planes, weapons and even tanks begin to be controlled by computor and are 'guided'