Ronald Reagan
40th president of the united states.
Former Hollywood actor
Saw the USSR and the 'evil empire' and wouldn't negotiate with them for the first years of his presidency
was much more Harline than the detente presidents.
USSR had a 3:2 advantage in sheer numbers.
New issue is how to deliver them
Cruise missiles are placed in Europe by NATO
"smart weapons"- planes, weapons, and even tanks begin to be controlled by computer and are 'guided'
Former Hollywood actor
Saw the USSR and the 'evil empire' and wouldn't negotiate with them for the first years of his presidency
was much more Harline than the detente presidents.
USSR had a 3:2 advantage in sheer numbers.
New issue is how to deliver them
Cruise missiles are placed in Europe by NATO
"smart weapons"- planes, weapons, and even tanks begin to be controlled by computer and are 'guided'
Summary
Ronald Reagan a former Hollywood actor was elected as the 40th President of the United States. He refused to negotiate the USSR and "evil empire" for the first years of his presidency. Soviet Russia had a 3:2 advantage in sheer numbers of nuclear weapons. From this, the question arose how should it be gone about to deliver nuclear warheads? Eventually, cruise missiles were placed in Europe by NATO. The idea of "smart weapons" came to life shortly after, as planes weapons and even tanks were guided by computer control.