Strategic Defense Initiative Organization

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United States defense agency missile defense organization

The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization was a U.S. Department of Defense agency responsible for developing space- and ground-based missile defense technologies during the Cold War.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States defense agency ⓘ missile defense organization ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	SDIO NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnProgram	Strategic Defense Initiative NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dissolved	1993 ⓘ
fieldOfWork	ballistic missile defense ⓘ directed-energy weapons research ⓘ interceptor missile technology ⓘ sensor and tracking systems ⓘ space technology ⓘ
foundedBy	Ronald Reagan administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Arlington, Virginia ⓘ The Pentagon NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1984 ⓘ
influenced	post–Cold War U.S. missile defense architecture ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
legalBasis	U.S. Department of Defense directive ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod	Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainMission	develop strategic ballistic missile defense ⓘ reduce vulnerability of the United States to nuclear missile attack ⓘ
notableDirector	Henry F. Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ James A. Abrahamson NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableProgram	Brilliant Pebbles NERFINISHED ⓘ Exoatmospheric Reentry-vehicle Interceptor Subsystem NERFINISHED ⓘ Ground-based interceptor testbeds ⓘ Space surveillance and tracking experiments ⓘ Space-Based Interceptor concepts ⓘ
operatedIn	aerospace domain ⓘ ground-based missile defense domain ⓘ space domain ⓘ
oversawBudget	multi-billion-dollar research and development programs ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
partOfMilitaryBranch	U.S. unified missile defense efforts ⓘ
reorganizedAs	Ballistic Missile Defense Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	development of ballistic missile defense systems ⓘ implementation of the Strategic Defense Initiative ⓘ research on ground-based missile defense technologies ⓘ research on space-based missile defense technologies ⓘ
subjectOf	arms control and strategic stability discussions ⓘ debates over feasibility of missile defense ⓘ
subordinateTo	Office of the Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor	Ballistic Missile Defense Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ Missile Defense Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	George H. W. Bush administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Reagan administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFundingFrom	United States federal defense budget ⓘ

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