Term: Star Wars / Strategic Defense Initiative (scroll down for definition)

 

 

 

 

Definition: Star Wars / Strategic Defense Initiative

Ronald Reagan abandoned détente. Strategic Defense Initiative was an elaborate technological endeavor that looked to zap missiles out of the sky. The plan sounded like science fiction, so it was labeled Star Wars. The Soviet Union began to fall during Reagan's Presidency, and the Cold War would be over by 1991.

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