Reagan’s plan for ending the Cold War. In the early 1980’s Ronald Reagan was approached about a defense strategy that would render nuclear missiles obsolete. The thought of ending the nuclear threat in the United States and ending the Cold War were two things Reagan could not pass up. Therefore “Star Wars” was born. Reagan introduced the Strategic Defense Initiative in March of 1983 and reassured Americans that this defense would stop the threat of nuclear attack in America. The SDI as it is known in short as been debated among historians ever since as a causing factor that led to the demise of the Soviet Union and end of the Cold War. Historians do not agree over the results the SDI had on ending the Cold War but Reagan believed in it wholeheartedly in this Star Wars plan from day one.
Author: Heath Hatfield
Interviewer: Elainah Elkins