American Military News: Reagan’s speech marked the beginning of what came to be known as the controversial Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). It gained the nickname “Star Wars Initiative” after the iconic sci-fi Hollywood film.
Reagan made nuclear arms control one of the key positions in his administration. The program called for building a network of ground-based and space-based systems to protect the U.S. from an intercontinental ballistic missile attack.
By 1983, talks with the Soviets were stalled because they couldn’t decide what kinds of weapons should be controlled, what kind of control would be instituted, and how compliance with the controls would be assured.
The proposed program Reagan was in favor of called for the use of antimissile satellites utilizing laser beams and other means to knock Soviet nuclear missiles out of the sky before having a chance to strike the United States. read more
THAAD, I am your father.
Which was subsequently killed by his traitorous successors. Gee, with the NORKs about to launch, that system would be real handy right about now.
And what people did not realize was that it was Dan Quayle’s good work on missile defense that helped bring this about.
Imagine the money spent on perfecting this initiative starting with 1980’s technology, I bet it still wouldn’t be operational today.
Reagan was mocked for this initiative. “It would be like hitting a rifle bullet with a rifle bullet.” Now it can be done. With today’s threats there is no doubt we are safer with this technology that was inspired by President Reagan. Thank you President Reagan.
President Reagan beat the Russkies and
BROKE them. I still remember waking up and
seeing T-80’s shooting at the Kremlin on
the TV. What a glorious morning. Many he
truly rest in peace.