Cold War

I asked my mom about her experience with the Cold War, specifically as a young adult in the early 80's. She remembers mostly the media attention that spotlighted Ronald Reagan's full fledged attempt to bolster the military at the expense of the American people's tax dollars. He received great criticism at the time until  the Russian government was pushed into an immense economic downfall as they were forced to match our expansive nuclear weapons program. My Mom said that there was certainly and overtone of urgency and panic in the media's coverage, but it wasn't enough of a threat to dominate the everyday routine of her life. The focus seemed to be directed towards the strategy Reagan was implementing and how it was unfairly drawing from the pockets of Americans.