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SPACE BASED MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Weapons
CONT

The controversy surrounding missile defences peaked in the 1980s, when President Reagan announced a "Strategic Defense Initiative" (SDI) to build a space-based missile defence system.

Key term(s)
  • space-based missile defense system
  • space missile defense system
  • space based missile defence system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes orbitales
Key term(s)
  • système de défense antimissiles basé dans l'espace
  • système de défense antimissiles spatial

Spanish

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