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Under President Reagan, [[US foreign policy]] toward the [[Soviet Union]] shifted from [[strategic arms limitation]] to [[strategic arms reduction]].<ref>AI Overview

Under President Reagan, [[US foreign policy]] toward the [[Soviet Union]] shifted from [[strategic arms limitation]] to [[strategic arms reduction]].<ref>AI Overview

Reagan and Gorbachev: The Reykjavik Summit - Nuclear Museum.

Reagan and Gorbachev: The Reykjavik Summit - Nuclear Museum.

Reagan shifted US policy from Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) to Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START), emphasizing deep cuts in existing nuclear weapons rather than just limiting future deployments. This change reflected a desire to address public anxieties about the nuclear arms race and the potential for "nuclear winter". The negotiations, which began in the early 1980s, eventually led to the signing of START I in 1991, significantly reducing strategic nuclear arsenals.[https://www.google.com/search?q=Reagan%3A+from+strategic+arms+limitation+to+strategic+arms+reduction&sca_esv=c311fd178b8510f8&sxsrf=AE3TifPELxU_nGvyajPmaf4SNbGHCUPdFQ%3A1753891574661&source=hp&ei=9kKKaJipJYPBkPIPsp3rmAM&iflsig=AOw8s4IAAAAAaIpRBlEvRQpxEvXhESHGpJpy4JjzRf0H&ved=0ahUKEwiY_J2i--SOAxWDIEQIHbLOGjMQ4dUDCCA&oq=Reagan%3A+from+strategic+arms+limitation+to+strategic+arms+reduction&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IkJSZWFnYW46IGZyb20gc3RyYXRlZ2ljIGFybXMgbGltaXRhdGlvbiB0byBzdHJhdGVnaWMgYXJtcyByZWR1Y3Rpb24yBxAhGKABGAoyBxAhGKABGAoyBxAhGKABGAoyBxAhGKABGAoyBRAhGKsCMgUQIRirAkji_gJQAFiU6gJwBngAkAEAmAHVAaABwTaqAQcxNC40MC4xuAEMyAEA-AEBmAI9oAKIOMICChAuGIAEGEMYigXCAhAQLhiABBhDGMcBGIoFGK8BwgIOEAAYgAQYsQMYgwEYigXCAggQABiABBixA8ICCxAuGIAEGLEDGIMBwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAg4QLhiABBixAxjRAxjHAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFwgILEC4YgAQYkQIYigXCAhAQLhiABBjRAxhDGMcBGIoFwgILEAAYgAQYkQIYigXCAgoQABiABBhDGIoFwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMYgwEY1ALCAg4QLhiABBiRAhixAxiKBcICDhAAGIAEGJECGLEDGIoFwgINEC4YgAQYsQMYQxiKBcICExAuGIAEGLEDGEMYxwEYigUYrwHCAgsQLhiABBjHARivAcICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEMYigXCAgUQLhiABMICExAAGIAEGJECGLEDGIoFGEYY-wHCAgUQABiABMICBxAuGIAEGArCAgYQABgWGB7CAggQLhgWGAoYHsICCBAAGBYYChgewgIIEAAYgAQYogTCAgUQABjvBcICBRAhGKABwgIIEAAYCBgNGB7CAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBcICBxAhGAoYqwKYAwDiAwUSATEgQJIHBzIwLjQwLjGgB8XEA7IHBzE0LjQwLjG4B_U3wgcJMy40MS4xNi4xyAeHAQ&sclient=gws-wiz]</ref>

Reagan shifted US policy from Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) to Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START), emphasizing deep cuts in existing nuclear weapons rather than just limiting future deployments. This change reflected a desire to address public anxieties about the [[nuclear arms race]] and the potential for "nuclear winter". The negotiations, which began in the early 1980s, eventually led to the signing of START I in 1991, significantly reducing strategic nuclear arsenals.[https://www.google.com/search?q=Reagan%3A+from+strategic+arms+limitation+to+strategic+arms+reduction&sca_esv=c311fd178b8510f8&sxsrf=AE3TifPELxU_nGvyajPmaf4SNbGHCUPdFQ%3A1753891574661&source=hp&ei=9kKKaJipJYPBkPIPsp3rmAM&iflsig=AOw8s4IAAAAAaIpRBlEvRQpxEvXhESHGpJpy4JjzRf0H&ved=0ahUKEwiY_J2i--SOAxWDIEQIHbLOGjMQ4dUDCCA&oq=Reagan%3A+from+strategic+arms+limitation+to+strategic+arms+reduction&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IkJSZWFnYW46IGZyb20gc3RyYXRlZ2ljIGFybXMgbGltaXRhdGlvbiB0byBzdHJhdGVnaWMgYXJtcyByZWR1Y3Rpb24yBxAhGKABGAoyBxAhGKABGAoyBxAhGKABGAoyBxAhGKABGAoyBRAhGKsCMgUQIRirAkji_gJQAFiU6gJwBngAkAEAmAHVAaABwTaqAQcxNC40MC4xuAEMyAEA-AEBmAI9oAKIOMICChAuGIAEGEMYigXCAhAQLhiABBhDGMcBGIoFGK8BwgIOEAAYgAQYsQMYgwEYigXCAggQABiABBixA8ICCxAuGIAEGLEDGIMBwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAg4QLhiABBixAxjRAxjHAcICDhAuGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFwgILEC4YgAQYkQIYigXCAhAQLhiABBjRAxhDGMcBGIoFwgILEAAYgAQYkQIYigXCAgoQABiABBhDGIoFwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMYgwEY1ALCAg4QLhiABBiRAhixAxiKBcICDhAAGIAEGJECGLEDGIoFwgINEC4YgAQYsQMYQxiKBcICExAuGIAEGLEDGEMYxwEYigUYrwHCAgsQLhiABBjHARivAcICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEMYigXCAgUQLhiABMICExAAGIAEGJECGLEDGIoFGEYY-wHCAgUQABiABMICBxAuGIAEGArCAgYQABgWGB7CAggQLhgWGAoYHsICCBAAGBYYChgewgIIEAAYgAQYogTCAgUQABjvBcICBRAhGKABwgIIEAAYCBgNGB7CAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBcICBxAhGAoYqwKYAwDiAwUSATEgQJIHBzIwLjQwLjGgB8XEA7IHBzE0LjQwLjG4B_U3wgcJMy40MS4xNi4xyAeHAQ&sclient=gws-wiz]</ref>

===Strategic Defense Initiative===

===Strategic Defense Initiative===