New Mexico History
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from nuclear missile attacks, announced by President Ronald Reagan in 1983. It aimed to develop a technology that could intercept and destroy incoming ballistic missiles before they reached their targets, fundamentally shifting the U.S. defense strategy during the Cold War. The initiative raised significant debate over its feasibility, cost, and implications for international relations.
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