American History question (Reagan and the cold war)

How did Reagan’s foreign policy and rhetoric escalate Cold War tensions in his first term? How and why did he change his approach to the Soviet Union in his second term?

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During Reagan’s first term US soviet relations became poorer and poorer. This was not a good thing as diplomacy virtually stopped. Reagan intended on destabilizing the nuclear arms race and he offered his support for a space based defensive shield. The president also decided that a perfect defense against incoming…

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