Ronald Reagan: “The step we're taking today should demonstrate to the public that the challenge of coping with nuclear waste can and…”

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

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

I am delighted that later today I'll have the opportunity to welcome President Gorbachev to the United States and extend to him the hospitality and good wishes of the American people.

It was a message of peace.