Brief
Strategic Defense Initiative
The claims the writer was given for Strategic Defense Initiative, in the order they were given.
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The Space Exploration Initiative's acronym SEI sounded similar to the Strategic Defense Initiative's acronym SDI, leading members of the United States Congress to question why they were asked for money again.
“a poor choice of acronyms, as SEI, "Space Exploration Initiative, sounded very much like SDI, Strategic Defense Initiative, which left congress saying things like, "Didn't we already give you money for that?"”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch5:25841-26043 opinion first hand
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At the initiative of President Ronald Reagan, the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization was established in 1984 to explore a multi-layered strategic defence against ballistic missiles.
“At the initiative of President Ronald Reagan, the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization was established in 1984 to explore a multi-layered strategic defense against ballistic missiles”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:134772-134951 administrative
3
The Strategic Defense Initiative involved research into space-based and ground-based systems including laser and interceptor missiles.
“this program involved research into space-based and ground-based systems including laser and interceptor missiles.”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:134961-135066 administrative
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The Strategic Defense Initiative research effort involved national laboratories and academia.
“This intensive research effort involved national laboratories and academia.”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:135076-135142 administrative
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Some of the technologies researched under the Strategic Defense Initiative were determined to be years from development, and funding was reduced.
“Some of the technologies researched were determined to be years from development, and funding was reduced.”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:135152-135250 administrative
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The Strategic Defense Initiative programme ended in 1993 and was replaced by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
“The program ended in 1993 and was replaced by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.”
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:135259-135335 administrative
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Luis Elizondo has reason to believe the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), nicknamed the Star Wars programme, which Ronald Reagan championed, was concerned with UAP and not just nuclear weapons.
“As for Reagan, I have reason to believe that the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), nicknamed the Star Wars program, which Reagan championed, was concerned with UAP, not just nukes.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch31:17198-17374 opinion first hand