Disambiguation evidence for SDI via surface form

"Strategic Defense Initiative"


As subject (46)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Strategic Defense Initiative".

Predicate Object
abbreviation SDI self-linksurface differs
administeredBy United States Missile Defense Agency
surface form: Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
announcedBy Ronald Reagan
announcedByTitle President of the United States
announcedIn televised speech
announcementDate 1983-03-23
componentType air-based systems
componentType ground-based systems
componentType sea-based systems
componentType space-based systems
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedBy arms control advocates
criticizedBy scientists
criticizedBy some U.S. allies
criticizedFor high projected cost
criticizedFor potential to destabilize nuclear deterrence
criticizedFor technical infeasibility
domain ballistic missile defense
domain space warfare
era Reagan administration
fundingSource United States federal budget
surface form: U.S. federal budget
goal develop missile defense system
goal render nuclear missiles less effective as strategic weapons
influenced later U.S. missile defense policy
instanceOf United States defense program
instanceOf missile defense program
nickName Star Wars
nickNameGivenBy critics
opponentCountry Soviet Union
policyContext arms race
policyContext nuclear deterrence
politicalPartyOfAnnouncer Republican Party
purpose protect the United States from ballistic nuclear missile attacks
researchEmphasis advanced sensors and tracking
researchEmphasis command, control, and communications
researchEmphasis particle beam weapons
researchEmphasis space-based laser systems
status never fully deployed
successorProgram United States Missile Defense Agency
surface form: Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
successorProgram United States Missile Defense Agency
surface form: Missile Defense Agency
technologyType directed-energy weapons
technologyType ground-based interceptors
technologyType kinetic energy weapons
technologyType space-based interceptors
timePeriod Cold War
treatyImplication Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty