STAR WARS
In 1983, US President Ronald Reagan proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), which was derisively nicknamed "Star Wars" by the media, including Time magazine. This initiative, aimed at creating a missile defense system using space-based technologies, was met with significant criticism for its potential to disrupt the balance of power during the Cold War and to reignite an arms race. Time magazine's cover story and numerous articles throughout the 1980s covered the Star Wars initiative, showcasing both its proponents and detractors.
Donald Rumsfeld On Directed Energy Weapons
Directed Energy Weapons had been in development
since Reagan's STAR WARS in the 1980s.
Directed Energy Weapons