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GCSE History · key term
Reagan’s proposed missile-defence programme, announced in 1983, which included developing space-based technology to intercept incoming nuclear missiles.
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Paper 2
Revise: Second Cold WarOn 23 March 1983, Reagan announced the Strategic Defence Initiative, nicknamed ‘Star Wars’. It proposed developing technology to intercept incoming nuclear missiles, including space-based systems using satellites and lasers. The technology needed for the proposed shield was not available when Reagan announced it.
Distinguish SDI’s announcement from its achievement: Reagan proposed a missile-defence system; an operational space-based shield was not created in 1983.
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