(Guihai February ninth day), March 23, 1983, Reagan proposed the Star Wars defense program. In In March 23, the evening of 1983, U.S. President Ronald Reagan proposed missile defense system for the United States to establish an indestructible one count of using the latest modern technology. Outlook Reagan in the White House televised speech promising future ", said the United States no longer rely on massive retaliation to fight back the threat of Soviet nuclear attack, but he warned that the establishment of the technological breakthroughs of the missile defense system." may not be achieved before the end of the century. "


White House officials said the new plan may include laser, microwave devices, particle beams from satellites projectile particle beam, the Soviet Union launched missile shot down before entering the territory of the United States. The officials said they realize this plan requires a lot of research to strengthen the anti-missile technology, according to the current situation, about the cost of the study should be to invest about 1 billion U.S. dollars annually. (L $ j��.c��)
A senior government official said that Reagan's proposals are not trying to intimidate the Soviet Union, did not violate the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, signed 10 years ago, the treaty does not block defense system the describe and development. The launch of this program has announced the start of a new round of the arms race. (History. Cn)