Reagan's Space Legacy The Star Wars Defense System

... Ronald Reagan in 1983, they said. But the deceptive information ... Reagan proposed that "Star Wars," would protect the United States ... Let's look at the Reagan Library's latest exhibit, "Star Wars and SDI: Defending America and the Galaxy," showcasing unique memorabilia from ... Ronald Reagan's determination to destroy communism and the ... Even though Reagan's “Star Wars” never led to the deployment of an ... On March 23rd, 1983, President Ronald Reagan announced the Strategic Defense Initiative, signaling a massive paradigm shift in U.S. policy on nuclear policy ... Following lunch, all guests will self-guide our Defending America and the Galaxy: Star Wars and SDI exhibit and have the opportunity to tour the Ronald Reagan ... In 1983, president Ronald Reagan shocked the world when he announced that the United States was developing an ultra-modern defense system against ... ... Ronald Reagan announced the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). The program's objective was to establish a layered missile defense system ... President Ronald Reagan had a fancy name for it — Strategic Defense Initiative. S.D.I. His detractors dubbed it a “Star Wars” project. The idea was. U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev ... He said the "Star Wars" epithet backfired because the Star Wars ... ... War that captured global attention. In 1983, United States President Ronald Reagan introduced his Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI).