President Reagan's Legacy and U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy


 

Publication Date: January 2006

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Paul Lettow

Research Area: Military and defense

Keywords: National security; weapons; nuclear war

Type: Report

Abstract:

Reagan's anti-nuclearism was part and parcel of his larger vision for U.S. Cold War policy, one that he developed years before taking office as President, and one that differed from past U.S. policy. Reagan's singular anti-nuclear vision had a substantial impact of U.S. policy.