http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/23/newsid_2794000/2794525.stm President Reagan has unveiled plans to combat nuclear war in space.
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) proposes a defensive shield, using laser or particle beam technology to "intercept and destroy" incoming missiles as they travel through the stars.-snip-
Speaking just half an hour after the House of Representatives (H0R) had rejected the Republican Party's demands for 10% increases in defence spending, President Reagan attempted to justify his $2 trillion, five-year military spending plans.
In the first major congressional revolt against Mr Reagan's economic policies the HoR have voted in Democrat proposals to reduce the Republican budget by more than half.-snip-
Wish we had more Democrats who had that kind of principle to stand up against the MIC
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