Star Wars and Strategic Defense Initiative
- 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 into power in 1985
Interesting Fact
AKA- Star Wars
Quote
"What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars."
-Mikhail Gorbachev
-Mikhail Gorbachev
Subjunctive Question
If the USSR could of kept up with the US, would they have won the Cold War?
Summary
The Strategic Defence Initiative was also known as Star Wars. Reagan wanted to have a defense umbrella over the US to shoot down incoming missiles from space. The Soviets were not able to affort to keep up with the US advancements in science. This arms race continues until 1985 when Gorbacnev came into power.