Ronald Reagan: “Yes, I hope we will one day develop a security shield that destroys…”

On the recordJuly 12, 1985

Yes, I hope we will one day develop a security shield that destroys weapons, not people.

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Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on the Strategic Defense Initiative

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Ronald Reagan: “Yes, I hope we will one day develop a security shield that destroys weapons, not people.”