Reagan's Defense Budget Analysis

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During Reagan’s second term as US President, he was determined to restore the military. By restoring the military, he would then help aid anti-communist forces in Latin America. Reagan spent billions of dollars to build up the military. Reagan added 150 US Navy ships and he added in the Strategic Defence Initiative so lasers and particle beams can destroy enemy missiles before reaching America. The defense budget in the US in 1981 was 171 billion dollars, but in 1985, the number grew to 300 billion dollars. In a period of 5 years, the budget grew by over 125 billion dollars. This money would be used in trying to keep countries anti-communist. Reagan began his support of anti-communist countries in Central America, especially in Nicaragua.