Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), called Star Wars by his critics, was designed to:
a) help cut back on defense spending by eliminating ground-based missile systems
b) provide a high-tech defense to stop enemy missiles from reaching targets
c) colonize the moon and use it as a military base
d) enable the United States to catch up with Japanese technology
B
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