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A proposed missile defense system to protect the US from nuclear attacks by the Soviet Union, announced by President Reagan in 1983. The program was controversial, expensive, and eventually ended in 1993, but some elements reemerged in 2019 under the Space Development Agency.
Learn about the proposed U.S. defense system against nuclear attacks from the Soviet Union, also known as Star Wars, and its history, challenges, and implications. Find out how the SDI changed after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
28 Απρ 2023 · Learn how the Strategic Defense Initiative launched by President Reagan in 1983 evolved into the current U.S. missile defense policy and programs. Explore the challenges and opportunities of defending against advanced missile threats from rogue regimes and adversaries.
Learn about President Reagan's proposal to develop a space-based missile defense system that could make nuclear weapons obsolete. Explore the reasons, challenges, and consequences of SDI for U.S. security and arms control.
11 Ιουν 2018 · Learn about the history and controversy of SDI, a U.S. military research program to create a missile defense system against nuclear attack. Find out how SDI influenced the Cold War, the arms race, and the space race.
18 Ιουλ 2018 · Learn about the history and controversy of SDI, a Cold War program that aimed to shoot down nuclear missiles in space. Find out how Reagan initiated SDI, how it threatened the balance of mutually assured destruction, and how it influenced the arms race.
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was a major program for defense against Soviet missiles championed by President Ronald Reagan beginning in 1983. The U.S. missile defense program began in March 1946 in response to Germany's World War II missile program that included plans for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). By the mid ...
