On March 23, 1983, President Reagan promoted his plan, The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI.) President Reagan explained to the nation that his program, SDI, which later became the Star Wars program, would see the development of anti-ballistic missiles that could shoot down weapons in space. The program proposed by the U.S., the SDI, was for the defense against potential nuclear attacks from space. The SDI scientists would need to create X-ray and chemical lasers. The X-ray lasers were designed to operate by an explosion focused on metal rods surrounding a nuclear warhead. The SDI program became a subject in congress, but with a lot of reservations. President Reagan was sure that it would work. This is an example where Sci-Fi meets threats by biggest leaders of Cold War. President’s Reagan program was a planned program that affected the U.S. and most importantly frightened officials in Red Square.
The SDI was officially halted in 1993 by Bill Clinton’s administration when the creation of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization came alive. President Reagan’s program, SDI, gave the ability to future President Clinton, to create and develop something very important for the Defense of our Nation.