sentences:  and those who share her views on it credit her with a part in the West's victory, by both the deterrence and "détente" postures.The West won the Cold War "without firing a shot" according to Thatcher, because the Kremlin would not risk confrontation with NATO's superior forces.Thatcher played a major role as a broker between Reagan and Gorbachev in 1985–87, with the successful negotiation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).