Star Wars
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Star Wars was the popular nickname for the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative, a Cold War-era missile defense program proposed by President Ronald Reagan that envisioned space-based systems to protect against nuclear attacks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Star Wars canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War-era initiative
ⓘ
United States defense program ⓘ missile defense program ⓘ |
| announcedIn | televised address on national security ⓘ |
| announcementDate | 1983-03-23 ⓘ |
| associatedPresident | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor |
high projected cost
ⓘ
potential to destabilize nuclear deterrence ⓘ technical infeasibility ⓘ |
| doctrineRelation | nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| domain |
missile defense
ⓘ
space warfare ⓘ |
| envisionedComponent |
command and control systems
ⓘ
directed-energy weapons ⓘ ground-based interceptors ⓘ space-based interceptors ⓘ space-based sensors ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fundingSource | United States federal budget ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Star Wars ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S.–Soviet arms race
|
| influenced | later U.S. national missile defense efforts ⓘ |
| nicknameGivenBy | critics ⓘ |
| nicknameReference |
Star Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Star Wars (film franchise)
|
| officialName | Strategic Defense Initiative ⓘ |
| oppositionBase | arms control advocates ⓘ |
| oversightAgency |
Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| peakActivityPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| perceivedThreat | Soviet Union strategic nuclear forces ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | defend the United States against ballistic nuclear missile attacks ⓘ |
| programStatus | never fully deployed as originally envisioned ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| proposedByOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| publicPerception | controversial ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | mutually assured destruction ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
advanced sensor networks
ⓘ
hit-to-kill kinetic interceptors ⓘ particle beam weapons ⓘ space-based laser weapons ⓘ |
| startYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| strategyType | strategic missile defense ⓘ |
| successorProgram |
United States Missile Defense Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
United States Missile Defense Agency ⓘ
surface form:
Missile Defense Agency
|
| supportBase | U.S. defense hawks ⓘ |
| technologyType | ballistic missile defense technology ⓘ |
| treatyImplication | Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.