He ordered a massive buildup of the United States Armed Forces and implemented new policies that were directed towards the Soviet Union; he revived the B-1 Lancer program that had been canceled by the Carter administration, and he produced the MX missile.
Reagan a comandat o consolidare viguroasă a forțelor armate ale Statelor Unite și a implementat noi politici față de Uniunea Sovietică: reluarea programului B-1 Lancer, care fusese anulat de administrația Carter⁠(d), și producerea rachetei MX.