Just as the Communist Eastern European bloc was under increasing pressure which served to weaken the USSR’s capacity to function as a Cold War power, the USA was firmly allied to Western Europe. This reinforced the strength of the USA to function as the dominant Cold War power.
Reagan’s successor, George Bush, had his own strategy for ending the Cold War. At the 1989 Malta summit for example, he moved towards closer economic relations with the USSR. Bush was in office when START 1 was finalised.
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