How we cite our quotes: (Sentence)
Quote #4
And in cooperation with many of our allies, the United States is pursuing the Strategic Defense Initiative—research to base deterrence not on the threat of offensive retaliation, but on defenses that truly defend; on systems, in short, that will not target populations, but shield them. By these means we seek to increase the safety of Europe and all the world. (79-80)
The whole purpose of SDI was to set up an anti-ballistic missile system that would keep missiles launched by our enemies from reaching us and killing our peeps. The theory was that if a country knew their missiles wouldn't reach the intended target, they wouldn't fire them in the first place.
Quote #5
East and West do not mistrust each other because we are armed; we are armed because we mistrust each other. And our differences are not about weapons but about liberty. (81-82)
Okay, but weapons are still kind of a big deal. Last we checked, dropping bombs made of liberty was still far less effective than dropping bombs made of, you know, bomb stuff.