Ronald Reagan: “This would undermine both our strategic deterrent and our position in the START negotiations.”

We understood the key to prosperity was low-inflationary growth, and we achieved it.

But there's nothing I can say that would make the situation right.

This is a great day.

These unilateral reductions would, however, give a long-awaited encouragement for our efforts to achieve the genuine balance in conventional forces that would assure greater security and stability in Europe.