mar 29, 1983 - Strategic Defense Initiative announced, never developed
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was a vocal critic of the doctrine of mutual assured destruction (MAD), which he described a "suicide pact". In his 1983 speech, he called upon the scientists and engineers of the United States to develop a system that would render nuclear weapons obsolete. SDI was an important part of his defense policy, intended to end MAD as a nuclear deterrence strategy.
Critics felt that it was impossible and nicknamed it STAR WARS.
Thatcher called it Pie in the Sky
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