The only help we received from the rest of the world in this process came by way of the arms race, which was won over time by the USA, and, in particular, through the success of Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ programme, which weakened the Soviet Union.
Hulp van buiten kregen wij alleen in de vorm van de stapsgewijs door de Verenigde Staten gewonnen wapenwedloop, in het bijzonder het Star Wars-project van president Reagan, dat de Sovjet-Unie verzwakte.