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He got what he wanted out of the russians too. You may have forgotten the big deal about the MX-SS20 cat fight, but he managed to make the Russians back down on that.
And he started the process of getting real reduction in arms with verification. The Russians made a big deal of no verification on their side, and reduction on ours, and he made that proposition untenable. From 1955 till 1986 they were intransigent. He made them see reason.
And he started the process of getting real reduction in arms with verification. The Russians made a big deal of no verification on their side, and reduction on ours, and he made that proposition untenable. From 1955 till 1986 they were intransigent. He made them see reason.