I believe that detente was having almost the opposite effect of what was intended. What was intended was to sort of end the contest for power and to stop Soviet expansion, especially by military means and the military build-up, the military contest.
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"I believe that detente was having almost the opposite effect of what was intended. What was intended was to sort of end the contest for power and to stop Soviet expansion, especially by military means and the military build-up, the military contest." — Jeane Kirkpatrick
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I believe that detente was having almost the opposite effect of what was intended. What was intended was to sort of end the contest for power and to stop Soviet expansion, especially by military means and the military build-up, the military contest. — Jeane Kirkpatrick
About Jeane Kirkpatrick
Jeane Kirkpatrick was a Diplomat from United States (1926–2006).
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Jeane Kirkpatrick lived from 1926 – 2006.