Word: buildups
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Soviets walked out of arms-control talks in Geneva last year to protest the deployment of new NATO missiles in Europe. The shift will be one of tone, reflecting Reagan's confidence that the U.S. can now negotiate from a position of strength, thanks to its military buildup and economic recovery. Reagan planned to tell the nation that now there was less danger that "the Soviet leadership will underestimate our strength or question our resolve" and that the U.S. was "in its strongest position in years to establish a constructive and realistic working relationship with the Soviet Union...
...alternative: annual savings in federal spending can amount to $1.9 trillion by the year 2000 if the Administration and Congress implement each of some 2,500 highly specific businesslike reforms in the way the Government operates. The budget, moreover, can be balanced without raising taxes or curtailing the military buildup if governmental waste and inefficiencies...
...came here determined to attempt to bring about a reduction in arms, an end to the arms race. Well, it really hadn't been an arms race. There had only been a buildup on one side. I also wanted to see if we couldn't get the world on a practical road to peace. And I am still dedicated to that. I think that, contrary to some of the cries of despair out there, the world situation is better than it was when we came here...
Americans apparently believe the danger of war is increasing. Though only 30% think the Soviets have become stronger than the U.S. (43% thought that in June), 61% say they "worry a lot" about the Soviet military buildup, and 60% say the same about the possibility of nuclear war. Both figures have risen nearly 10 points since June...
Throughout the year, John Paul continued to command television screens and front pages in a conscious effort to gain maximum publicity for his message of peace in the world. Everywhere he went, the Pope preached on the mounting dangers of the buildup of atomic weapons; he sent written appeals to Soviet Leader Yuri Andropov and President Ronald Reagan to keep the arms-limitation talks alive. The Pope also achieved a long-sought goal: an agreement, which will soon be announced, to exchange diplomatic representatives with Washington...