Star Wars and SDI
- The Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) - Also known as “Star Wars”; wanted to have a defensive umbrella over the U.S. to shoot down incoming missiles from space
- Soviets could not afford to keep up with this kind of science
- The arms race would not fizzle out until Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in the USSR in 1985
- Missle shield in space
- Soviets canot
Summary
The Strategic Defence Initiative, also know as "Star Wars" wanted to have a defensive umbrella over the U.A to shoot down incoming missiles from space. However, the Soviets could not afford to keep up with this kind of science. The arms race would not fizzle out until Mikhail Gorbachev came into power in the USSR in 1985.