Strategic Defense Initiative

Events (11)

• March 23, 1983: President Reagan Announces ‘Star Wars’ Missile Defense Program 1983-03-23
• March 27, 1983: Soviet Union Calls US ‘Star Wars’ Proposal ‘Insane’ 1983-03-27
• March 12, 1985: US, USSR Begin Talks on Space-Based Nuclear Weaponry 1985-03-12
• October 6-11, 1985: US Proposes Broader Interpretation of ABM Treaty 1985-10-06
• February 9, 1989: Bush Will ‘Vigorously Pursue’ ‘Star Wars’ 1989-02-09
• January 29, 1991: Bush Announces Revamped ‘Star Wars’ Program 1991-01-29
• January 31, 1992: Russia Proposes Joint Global Defense System with US 1992-01-31
• November 3, 1992: Clinton Says US No Longer Supports ‘Star Wars’ 1992-11-03
• September 27, 1994: Republicans Support ‘Star Wars,’ Theater Defense System 1994-09-27
• October 13, 1999: Senate Refuses to Ratify UN Test Ban Treaty 1999-10-13
• July 1998: Rumsfeld Commission Wildly Inflates Threat from Iran, North Korea