Ronald Reagan: “The American people can never be satisfied with a strategic situation…”

On the recordMarch 22, 1988

The American people can never be satisfied with a strategic situation where, to keep the peace, we rely on a threat of vengeance.

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Republican · California

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Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the Strategic Defense Initiative

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