End of the Cold War

REAGAN'S POLICIES;

• he convinced US congress to increase defence spending by 13% in 1982 then 8% the following 2 years
• new methods of deploying nuclear missiles were developed including stealth bombers and trident submarines
• SDI was established in 1983 also known as Star Wars
• was the development of anti-ballistic missiles in space
• would require a vast amount of money and resources
• would possibly prompt bankruptcy 

REAGAN DOCTRINE;

• Reagan took action to prevent Soviet growth in Third World countries
• in Nicaragua, the doctrine was used to send aid to the Contras, an anti-communist group
• supplied anti-aircraft missiles to the Mujahdeen in Afghanistan

GERONTOCRACY;

• leaders in the Soviet Union was where they were older and of ill health

GORBACHEV'S INFLUENCE;

• came into power in 1985
• the only way to achieve change in the USSR was to reduce military spending and to do that they'd need to have negoitons about limitations
• the Afghan war drained the country with 15,000 red army troops killed and $8 billion spent per annum
• they also spent $40 billion a…