Ronald Reagan: “We must also recognize that the sacrifices required to maintain this resistance are very high.”

It was a message of peace.

The pursuit of peace is, of course, always in season.

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

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.