CriticalBill wrote: How exactly are you an expert on what information Russia used from us?
I did not claim to an "expert" but merely a student of history. Of course I can't see Russia from my backyard, which is all of the qualifications that conservatives believe are necessary.
If you bother to review the link that I provided, it discusses the state of technology of Russian weapon systems at the end of the cold war.
"Remember to always be yourself. Unless you can be batman. Then always be batman." Unknown
Ronald Reagan actually proposed to share our "Star Wars" technology with the Soviets...
In Reykjavík, Iceland, during treaty negotiations, Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev demanded that the US stop the “Star Wars” program or there would be no further treaty negotiations. Reagan said, “Nyet.”
Reagan stated he would not halt a technological breakthrough that might put a practical end to nuclear warfare. This advance would forever remove the nuclear arms threat from American and Soviet children. Gorbachev responded that “Star Wars” would give the US a strategic advantage that would put the Soviet Union at its mercy, so plans must be scrapped. There could be no treaty with the US unless the space-based missile interceptor program was discontinued immediately. Again, Reagan said, “Nyet” – and added that “Star Wars” was a program of peace, not war. The US would gladly share the “Star Wars” program with its Soviet friends. It was a brilliant idea by Reagan.
In the US, it seemed everyone was outraged. The left was angry because Reagan didn’t capitulate and do as the Soviets wanted. The right, Reagan’s base, was stunned that we would even consider sharing technology that assured America of space and military dominance for generations. Reagan was content to continue negotiations under his own terms
