President Reagan’s Speech On Defense, 1983

DESCRIPTION PRESIDENT REAGAN’S SPEECH IN SUPPORT OF HIS DEFENSE BUDGET. HE PRESENTS A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF SOVIET MILITARY STRENGTH, WHICH INCLUDES SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING NEW SOVIET WEAPONS AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AS WELL AS DATA TO PROVIDE A QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON OF U.S. AND SOVIET MILITARY CAPABILITIES. Transcript (PDF): CREATED BY U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999 ) USE RESTRICTIONS SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS: Public Law 101-246 USE RESTRICTIONS NOTE: Issued February 6, 1990, this law provides for the domestic release and distribution of USIA motion pictures, films, videotapes, and other materials 12 years after initial dissemination overseas, or, if not disseminated, 12 years from the preparation of the material. ONLINE RESOURCES: NOTE: A DVD of this film can be ordered from our partn