The antimissile system based on the use of lasers and particle beams to destroy incoming missiles from outer space was called __________

A) IED
B) SALT I
C) SALT II
D) SDI
E) VIPER


Answer: D

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With the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, both the Soviet Union and the United States agreed to ________

A) destroy their entire stockpile of intermediate-range missiles B) remove and destroy all intermediate-range missiles in Europe C) prevent developing nations from having access to intermediate-range missiles D) limit their weapons arsenals to intermediate-range rather than long-range missiles E) work together to create the world’s first intermediate-range missile

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A) the Xhosa B) the Ashanti C) Berber Arabs D) African middlemen

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