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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
glasnost and perestroika did far more damage to the soviet union than Reagan could ever manage to do.
How did Reagan really speed up the process?
Maybe you could make the case about sponsering resistance in Afganistan, but the Soviet Union wasn't matching US military expenitures anyways. They had essentially backed out of the arms race when Reagan ramped it up again.
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Glasnost and Perestroika were definitely utilized by the Reagan Administration to make inroads against the Soviet Union.
The release of political prisoners, for example.
As well, the increased expenditure on first delivery subs and cruise missiles. The Soviets saw no alternative but to attempt to match spending. It ended up destroying them.