USSR and USA tension in the 80's

Going into the 1980's tension between the USSR and the USA was rising. Both sides had continued to spend a lot of money on the creation of thousands of nuclear weapons. However, the USSR began to use too much of their resources for weapons. The living conditions for people in the USSR were very low, and the government had to prevent the public from realizing how bad their lives are. The USSR began to want to make a deal with America to begin disarming some nuclear weapons, so they could focus on their own domestic issues. When the two leaders met, they began to talk about disarmament. It was a bit of a shock to both leaders that they shared some similar interests, and neither was interested in a war at all. Both leaders wanted to limit nuclear weapons, and avoid a conflict. However, they did not reach an agreement because the Soviets wanted Reagan to not put STAR WARS into action. STAR WARS was a plan created by Reagan to have satellites and ground devices that would be able to destroy nuclear missiles. However, the Soviets did not want the nuclear conflict to enter space. Because of this, they did not reach an agreement.