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"Star Wars" was an idea initiated by Ronald Reagan in 1983 as a defense system against nuclear missiles. It involved space and ground based systems and was also known as SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative).it was later renamed the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization but as of 2002 is known as the Missile Defense Agency.

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