Ronald Reagan: “We must respond to the unprecedented military buildup of the Soviet…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 1985

We must respond to the unprecedented military buildup of the Soviet Union.

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Remarks to Business and Trade Representatives During a White House Briefing on the Fiscal Year 1986 Budget

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I think he recognizes that their massive buildup has been responsible for the great economic crisis that he faces there in the Soviet Union.

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Ronald Reagan: “We must respond to the unprecedented military buildup of the Soviet Union.”