Read the Book Reagan’s Secret War by Martin Anderson
Tells how he had to fight his military leaders and other conservatives including Thatcher when it came to negotiating nuclear weapons with the Soviets
Tells how he had to fight his military leaders and other conservatives including Thatcher when it came to negotiating nuclear weapons with the Soviets”
That book by Martin Anderson is on my to-read list. I recommend to you the book by Peter Schweizer, “Reagan's War” (or his earlier “Victory”) to understand how Reagan's nuclear arms reduction proposals fit into his overall campaign to win the Cold War. Newt and many other conservatives didn't understand at the time why Reagan was pursuing disarmament talks with the “evil empire.” Schweizer argues that the Soviet leadership had a better understanding of the implications of Reagan's strategy than either his critics or his supporters.