Ronald Reagan actually said...

We're not going to retreat from the research that could deliver to the world a defense against these nuclear weapons.

Informal Exchange With Reporters in St. Bernard

10/02/1985

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

We know that is not permanent.

I think the imbalance of forces, for example, on the Western front, in the NATO line—we are vastly outdistanced there.

As President, it's my solemn duty to ensure America's national security while vigorously pursuing every path to peace.

We have to have it, because between the aging B-52 and the bomber we are developing, the newer bomber, there is too long a time gap in there...