Ronald Reagan: “Our SDI program has provided an important incentive for the Soviets to negotiate seriously.”

Are you better off than you were four years ago?

We must and will dedicate ourselves as a Nation to continue this effort, and to stand in solidarity with those who resist, until the blessings of democracy, freedom, and respect for human dignity are assured throughout the world.

That is, again, one of those things I should have said to your question.

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