Strategic Defense Initiative

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Strategic_Defense_Initiative
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:aimsTo protecting United States from ballistic nuclear weapons
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:SDI
gptkbp:announced March 23, 1983
gptkbp:budget tens of billions of dollars
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticizedFor high cost
potential to escalate arms race
technical feasibility
gptkbp:discontinued 1993
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:The_Pentagon
gptkbp:influenced end of Cold War
gptkbp:legacy influenced later missile defense programs
inspired research in advanced weapons technology
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Star_Wars
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:purpose missile defense
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Anti-Ballistic_Missile_Treaty
gptkb:mutually_assured_destruction
nuclear deterrence
gptkbp:status discontinued
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ballistic_Missile_Defense_Organization
gptkb:Missile_Defense_Agency
gptkbp:targetedThreat gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:technology directed-energy weapons
ground-based missile defense
kinetic energy weapons
laser weapons
particle beam weapons
satellite systems
space-based missile defense
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edward_Teller
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3