Ronald Reagan: “It is essential that we press forward in the search for arms reduction; we shall be unrelenting in our efforts.”

Well, that wasn't a proposal. That was a decision that has been made.

We have walked a long way together to clear a path for peace.

The strength of our nation has never been with the Washington colony but with the American people.

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.