jan 1, 1984 - Reagon reduces aggression

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- This ‘new’ arms race led Reagan to rethink his attitude towards the Soviet Union

- He realised that his aggressive stance towards the Soviet Union has in fact pushed them closer to another nuclear war

- Therefore, Reagan changed his stance in 1984 and adopted a more favourable attitude towards the Soviet Union

Reagan relaxed his aggressive rhetoric toward the Soviet Union after Gorbachev became General Secretary of the Soviet Politburo in 1985, and took on a position of negotiating.

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