Ronald Reagan: “Study after study and expert after expert have testified to our nation's need for a more muscular military.”

Neither treaty has been ratified because they were not verifiable in their original form.

Let us always take with us the spirit of vision, skill, and excellence.

We must and will dedicate ourselves as a Nation to continue this effort, and to stand in solidarity with those who resist, until the blessings of democracy, freedom, and respect for human dignity are assured throughout the world.

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.