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mar 23, 1983 - Reagan Begins his Strategic Defense Initiative

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Nicknamed the "star wars" plan. It was a plan that read like science fiction: A system armed with an array of space-based X-ray lasers would detect and deflect any nukes headed toward the United States.

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mar 23, 1983
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~ 42 years ago