Ronald Reagan: “I don't exactly take a Soviet general's word as being authoritative on anything.”

The objective of the United States remains, as always, a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

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

We understood the key to prosperity was low-inflationary growth, and we achieved it.

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.