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What was the US plan for building a satellite missile shield in outer space?
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The plan, which was promulgated during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, was called the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), but known by the nickname "Star Wars" because its goals were seen by many as overambitious. This was essentially a space-based extension of anti-missile systems designed to intercept ICBM's launched by an enemy against the US.
The plan was denounced by the Soviet Union because it seemed to violate the spirit of previous treaties to ban space-based weapons systems. In the US, the concept was viewed with skepticism because it required technologies far in advance of what existed at the time. In retrospect, SDI is often seen as a "bargaining chip" in limiting nuclear weapons, and as a major increase in military expenditures that the USSR could simply not afford to match.
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