The Strategic Defense Initiative is designed to:
Correct answer: A. develop defenses that could shoot down incoming ballistic missiles
- A. develop defenses that could shoot down incoming ballistic missiles
- B. build up U.S. numbers of intercontinental ballistic missiles
- C. build up U.S. stockpiles of nuclear weapons
- D. ensure that the U.S. has second-strike capability
Explanation
The Strategic Defense Initiative, announced by President Reagan, proposed space- and ground-based systems to detect and destroy incoming ballistic missiles. It was a missile-defence project, not an expansion of offensive ICBMs or nuclear stockpiles.
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