Star Wars A Legacy Shaped by Ronald Reagan

Reagan's plan—officially, the “Strategic Defense Initiative”—was instantly dubbed the “Star Wars” program. Soviet President Yuri Andropov called it “insane.” ... The cartoon shows Ronald Reagan wearing a "USA" shirt and riding a ski lift with missiles on his feet instead of skis. The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI, or Star Wars) was a proposed U.S. ... The SDI was first proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in a nationwide television ... ... Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative SDI, or as it is popularly known, Star Wars--under the weight of a putative $1 trillion price tag. Some critics ... Ronald Reagan pledged in its platform to proceed with “vigorous research and development of an effective anti-ballistic missile system. The House also cut funding for Star Wars by over $2 billion to $3.1 billion. The Senate figure is $3.9 billion. Mr Sam Nunn, the ranking ... Ronald Reagan gave us Star Wars, a mythical promise to put a shield over the United States. During the campaign, Bill Clinton went out of his way to endorse ... ... Ronald Reagan in 1983, they said. But the deceptive information ... Reagan proposed that "Star Wars," would protect the United States ... As tensions rose during the Cold War, President Ronald Reagan initiated the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), better known as the Star ... ... Ronald Reagan announced the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). The program's objective was to establish a layered missile defense system ...