President's Strategic Defense Initiative

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6755193

The President announced his Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) in his March 23, 1983, address to the nation. Its purpose is to identify ways to exploit recent advances in ballistic missile defense technologies that have potential for strengthening deterrence--and thereby increasing the security and that of the allies. The program is designed to answer a number of fundamental scientific and engineering questions that must be addressed before the promise of these new technologies can be fully assessed. The SDI research program will provide to a future President and a future Congress the technical knowledge necessary to support a decision in the early 1990's on whether to develop and deploy such advanced defensive systems.

• Research Organization: Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6755193
• Report Number(s): PB-90-206459/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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