Named after the mega blockbuster that came out in the late 70's, Star Wars was a project that emphasized strategic defense created by our president Ronald Reagan. Reagan wanted a way to design laser weapons that can strike down any missiles or bombs launched from the communist countries. However, look at their time era vs our time era. We have nothing like this today. The Star Wars project is considered "off the wall" to this day.
Everything you have said is very accurate about "Star Wars" aka SDI. I would like to build on the conversation by adding that according to Mr. Stewart, some historians today believe that Reagan never truly planned to build SDI, but merely used SDI's potential threat to MAD as a bargaining chip with the Soviets.
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