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History, 23.05.2020 08:59 markthecow

Refer to the passage.

"The defense policy of the United States is based on a simple premise: The United States does not start fights. We will never be an aggressor. We maintain our strength in order to deter and defend against aggression—to preserve freedom and peace.

Since the dawn of the atomic age, we've sought to reduce the risk of war by maintaining a strong deterrent and by seeking genuine arms control. ‘Deterrence’ means simply this: making sure any adversary who thinks about attacking the United States, or our allies, or our vital interest, concludes that the risks to him outweigh any potential gains. Once he understands that, he won't attack. We maintain the peace through our strength; weakness only invites aggression.

This strategy of deterrence has not changed. It still works. But what it takes to maintain deterrence has changed. It took one kind of military force to deter an attack when we had far more nuclear weapons than any other power; it takes another kind now that the Soviets, for example, have enough accurate and powerful nuclear weapons to destroy virtually all of our missiles on the ground. Now, this is not to say that the Soviet Union is planning to make war on us. Nor do I believe a war is inevitable—quite the contrary. But what must be recognized is that our security is based on being prepared to meet all threats."

Ronald Reagan, "Star Wars Speech,” May 23, 1983

What policy measures did Ronald Reagan believe were necessary for ending the Cold War?

Setting aside more money to initiate arms control efforts with the Soviet Union
Budgeting more money to deter Soviet advances through joint aerospace initiatives
Spending whatever was needed militarily to deter Soviet advances around the world
Allocating more federal money to international defense agreements with the Soviet Union

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