What did Ronald Reagan think would help the United States maintain its strength in the Cold War?

Reagan believed the United States needed a stronger military to stand firm against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. He therefore supported increasing defense spending and military strength. Détente was more closely associated with earlier efforts to ease tensions, while ending the oil crisis or containing communism in Vietnam was not his central strategy for maintaining U.S. strength.

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