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Military spending provides jobs and is an economic benefit for those people who work at military bases and in the defense industry. A strong military gives the president options in negotiations with foreign powers. It may also prevent attacks .
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The Reagan administration committed the US to a?
massive arms buildup
Under President Ronald Reagan and the US had the largest peacetime military buildup in history how is this a challenge to the Soviet Union?
The massive military buildup under President Reagan posed a significant challenge to the Soviet Union for two main reasons. Firstly, it put considerable pressure on the Soviet economy, as they had to divert substantial resources towards their own military expansion to keep up with the U.S. Secondly, the buildup eroded the Soviet Union's perception of military superiority and heightened their fear of a potential conflict with the United States, which further strained their resources and contributed to the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union.
How did President Reagan's buildup of America weapons contribute to the fall of communism?
outspent them
How did president Reagan's buildup of Americas weapons contribute to the fall of communism?
outspent them
How did president Reagan's buildup of America's weapons contribute to the fall of communism?
outspent them
What was Ronald Reagan's weapons strategy?
a conventional and nuclear military buildup that the Soviets could not afford
To defend American interests in the cold war Reagan did what?
increased spending on a military buildup
How did President Reagan rebuild the US Military?
Reagan strengthened the weak, ineffectual, and vulnerable military which Carter left behind. The Reagan administration funded research and development of weapons systems, including stealth technology and precision weaponry, later used in both Persian Gulf wars. Reagan's largest peacetime defense buildup in history, which included larger training ranges and military pay increases, helped invigorate the American military from its Vietnam War-era despondency.
President Reagan believed that a strong American military?
YOu should know.
The reagan administration committed the us to a What?
The Reagan administration committed the US to protect, serve, and benefit anyone of means. Any citizen with wealth was given rights and opportunities not afforded to anyone else.
Who was the military leader for the us in the first gulf war?
President Carter and Reagan.
Ronald Reagan's budget plan in the 1980's called for large increases in what?
Defense spending. Military personnel received massive pay increases under Reagan.
