Project Star Wars

Project Star Wars, officially known as the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), was a proposed U.S. missile defense system announced by President Ronald Reagan in 1983. Its aim was to develop advanced technology to protect the U.S. from nuclear missile attacks by using ground-based and space-based systems. The initiative focused on using lasers and other high-tech solutions to intercept and destroy incoming missiles before they could reach their targets. While it sparked significant debate and criticism regarding its feasibility and cost, Project Star Wars symbolized the Cold War era's technological race and heightened tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.