10/06/1984
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"We have to have it, because between the aging B-52 and the bomber we are developing, the newer bomber, there is too long a time gap in there."
"As President, it's my solemn duty to ensure America's national security while vigorously pursuing every path to peace."
"I think the imbalance of forces, for example, on the Western front, in the NATO line—we are vastly outdistanced there."
"We know that is not permanent."