Ronald Reagan and the Quest for Galactic Defense

President Ronald Reagan surprised friend and foe alike with what came to be known as the “Star Wars speech” on March 23, 1983. It was a ... Explore the enduring legacy of President Ronald Reagan's visionary address introducing the Strategic Defense Initiative, a defining moment ... President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI, or "star wars") has been a con- spicuous incentive to arms control. President Ronald Reagan's Star Wars program makes a surprise appearance in Wonder Woman 1984. We tell you everything you need to know about ... President Ronald Reagan's ill-fated Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) – America's attempt to militarise space at the height of the Cold War. An examination of the presidency of Ronald Reagan explores, among other things, his Star Wars program, showing how Reagan used his acting skills and public ... The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), derisively nicknamed the Star Wars program, was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States Also known as: SDI, Star Wars ... The SDI was first proposed by President Ronald Reagan in a nationwide television address on March 23, 1983. March 23rd marked the 30th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's infamous “Star Wars” speech, which launched the United States on a new round of the long effort to ... Nope. I mean, we have a ballistic missile defense system today that has marginal effectiveness against say five inbound warheads, and that's a missile ...