 Displeased with the number of nuclear weapons in the world and recognizing the very real threat nuclear weapons posed to the United States (which had grown significantly at this time, the United Kingdom, France, China, Israel, and India having joined the nuclear armed nations), Reagan became ever more interested in finding a way to rid the world of nuclear threat.This dislike for nuclear weapons, however, extends all the way back to the start of his first term in which, upon the briefing of his different available nuclear strategies he was rendered sick, the meeting having to be rescheduled.1983 proved to be a very tense year for the Reagan administration as things became unstable with the Soviets while Reagan continued to seek out ways to bring about peace whether or not the solution involved nuclear war.