Ronald Reagan: “We simply cannot afford performing this double duty unless we're…”

On the recordFebruary 18, 1983

We simply cannot afford performing this double duty unless we're willing to gamble with our immediate security.

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Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on Defense Spending

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