Gerald Ford actually said...

We must influence the policies of possible adversaries in two ways: by keeping our military forces strong, and by pursuing negotiations to create stability rather than a spiraling arms race in weapons of incalculable destructiveness.

Context

Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Report of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

07/28/1976

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