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Ronald Reagan: “It would be a tragedy to permit the budget pressures of today to destroy this vital research program and undercut our…”

On the recordJuly 11, 1986
It would be a tragedy to permit the budget pressures of today to destroy this vital research program and undercut our chances for a safer and more secure tomorrow.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on the Strategic Defense Initiative

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