Ronald Reagan
- 40th U.S. President
- A former Hollywood actor
- Elected for a second term in 1984
- Saw the USSR as the 'evil empire' and wouldn't negotiate with them for the first years of his Presidency
- Was much more hardline than the détente Presidents
The 1980's Arms Race
- The 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'