Strategic Defense Initiative Puns

Just curious as it hasn’t really been given much focus yet.

I apologize if this question has a very straight forward answer but I barely know anything about the events of the Cold War so I just thought I would try expand it here.

I guess another way of rephrasing my question is if the events I mentioned did not happen would the Collapse of communism have perhaps happened later or perhaps not even at all or were these events rather inconsequential in the grand scheme of things?

I know season 2 is going to be in the 1980s set Reagan era and i want to know if they will mention about Reagan star wars initiative aka Strategic Defense Initiative.

This has been bugging me for a few months now. With Trumps announcement of the Space Force, it got me thinking about the SDI and if the two were connected.

As seen in what was once the United States, the world can no longer rely solely on nuclear deterrence to ensure global peace. Israel invites its closest partners to begin work on a highly classified program to reopen the Strategic Defense Initiative undergone during the cold war.

Israel therefore calls upon its close allies to jointly develop this system that will ensure that nuclear warfare is a thing of the past. Israel therefore calls upon its allies in the UPA, France, and the UK to jointly develop this technology. The UPA citing its extensive defense cooperation with Israel and its integrity to the project and the United Kingdom and France, given their new interest for space projects and space forces that may find this technology invaluable.

RABIS

The first component, known as the RABIS : Rapid Anti-Balistics in in Space, features two space based ABM missile launchers capable of intercepting ICBMs, incoming ASATs, and spacecraft in range. Each RABIS system features 5 missile launchers and one railgun system for self preservation. With 5 missile launchers per battery, it shall be able to intercept 50 missiles before having to be reloaded while defending itself from other threats to its survival. This will come at a hefty cost of $20b.

SBATS

The second primary system included in this program is a series of space based tracking satellites known as Space Based Assisting Targeting System, or SBATS, that includes advanced system that can detect fast moving objects with incredible accuracy. SBATS consists of a network of 20 Satellites that can provide early warning for missile launches and can triangulate the trajectory of up to 50 missiles at a time depending on the launch distance. 5 of the satellites will be able to within minutes detect a launch and begin tracking it. After a few minutes, the trajectory of said missile will be obvious and the system will calculate and compute an ideal interception point while pinging the missile every few minutes to check that it is still on the calculated course. This allows for multiple missiles to be tracked at once. SBATS will feature an intelligent AI that will be able to calculate projected trajectories to allow for an effective interception from space. SBATS will be primarily based on optical IR technologies. Using lessons learned from the STSS, we hope to develop a powerful system that can provide both Space based interceptors a

edit: typo in the tittle, sorry.

I've often heard it parroted that the Soviet response to the SDI and ensuing economic pressure helped hasten collapse of the USSR. Is there any truth to this? What was the Soviet's response to the SDI?

Would Reagan have gone for a first strike if he was confident in Star Wars zapping 90% of the Soviet missiles out of the sky? Would the USSR have found out and tried to counter?

The episode was fucking garbage and ruined the show but with that said, here's a defense, to play devil's advocate, of some of the biggest complaints regarding the 'strategy' employed in the defense of Winterfell.

1. Dothraki stupidly rode into the dark: Actually this was the single most brilliant gambit the heroic Dothraki could have done and was a genius strategy. If you recall the final shot of episode 2, the WW arrive at the outskirts of the woods across the big field in front of WF. The WW commanders are on horseback alone and are not "behind" the mass army of zombies/wights. So when the battle begins and the battle horn sounds, we can only assume the horn sounds because the defenders have spotters that have seen this, despite the fact you may not be able to see with your low TV brightness settings. So in short, if you put yourself into the mind of the defenders, as far as they know the open and vulnerable White Walker commanders are sitting completely exposed at the edge of the wood. The defenders know from their strategic meeting that if these WW commanders are killed, the rest of the zombie army dies. So what do you think is the number one strategic gambit you think you can take? Ofcourse you send your fastest riding assets the Dothraki to go attempt a decapitation attack on the WW commanders. Remember there apparently turned out to be only 10 or so of them, presumably controlling the whole army ?? So, the Dothraki could have easily overwhelmed them. But for whatever reason the gambit failed and the WW commanders must of quickly receded back behind the front lines of a bunch of giants/zombies. But with that said at least you can see the genius of this strategy. It was a big high risk gambit that could have ended the entire battle right there if the Dothraki reached the WW commanders fast enough.
2. Alot of people complained about the strategy of employing the armies outside the walls of Winterfell as being idiotic because the whole point of a castle is to stay behind the walls. But you forget one thing, the defenders know that any defender who falls/dies can now be risen as a zombie by the NK. So why would you have potential enemy combatants BEHIND your walls that will die and be risen and now multiply the enemy forces behind your walls in essence being a trojan horse already breaching your defenses. It's best to keep as many people as possible on the outside so that they can kill as many enemies as possible but if they die and get risen as a Wi

Could you guys do an episode on the viability of the SDI or just why it was stupid.

It has everything lasers, missiles, spacey stuff, etc.

The rise of magic, alien sightings, spread of disease, the beast of the earth. These are all signs of the end times. The UKA however believes that extraterrestrial activity is now a given since the first sighting was far from our planet, on Mars. This combined with the strategic need to counter enemy satellites has given rise to the Qati3 all-Samaa, or Skycutter ASAT project.

The UKA over the past few decades has been honing its skills in developing missiles and propulsion systems. While not nearly as developed as Columbia, we have managed to create intercontinental ballistic missiles with a space-flight stage and interceptors for similar, older missiles. The Skycutter ASAT will be a miracle of modern technology, using a vast array of guidance, integrated with an on-board quantum radar, and using the positions of the stars themselves to navigate through space, and hone in on their targets, be they satellites or enemy spacecraft. The intention is to create what is effectively an explosive spacecraft which is able to take down any object orbiting the Earth within a 36,000 km radius of the planet.

The $5b program will hopefully provide us with additional protection against any potential threats coming from space and allow the UKA to contribute to the protection of the planet.

Specifications

• Launch Mass: 3,000 Kg

• Warhead/Payload: 200 kg Thermite

• Height: 2.5 m

• Diameter: 40 m

• Launch Cost: $60m/ launch

• Booster Thrust: 500 kN

• Number of Boosters: 10

We shall inform Columbia of this project and request assistance in speeding up the development of this project to provide us with a global protective envelope against any extra-terrestrial threats. We hope to complete this project within the next 3 years.

February, 2018

With Cascadia gaining control of nearly the entirety of the US’ ICBM Arsenal, the nation for the first time in decades has been left vulnerable to a first strike without any sort of major retaliatory capabilities. This has greatly concerned the DoD and the Pentagon the most, which expressed their alarm at this fact and the loss of numerous military software during the breakup. Thus after much discussion, it was decided that the Missile Defense Agency would be overseeing a new project.

The Strategic Defense Initiative.

Created in 1984 during the Reagan Administration at the zenith of the Cold War, the program sought to virtually eliminate the concept of MAD. The various proposals earned it the nickname “Starwars”, which was and currently is a popular media series.

The Strategic Defense Initiative was quite implausible at the time due to the lack of necessary technologies, and thus because of that saw little overall progress. It eventually was ended in 1993 when President Bill Clinton redirected the remaining dwindling funding to Theater Ballistic Missiles.

Yet with the current situation, the US DoD saw heavy reason to restart the project once more. Albeit, this time in secret as the element of surprise would enable it a better advantage over any enemies seeking to launch strikes at it all over the globe. While initially in concept right now, the Strategic Defense Initiative now has what it lacked many years ago. Substantial funding, and the actual technological prowess to accomplish the virtual ending of MAD as a concept. This will allow for the United States of America more leverage when dealing aggressively with uncooperative states and elements.

Right now, The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military has overseen the possible routes the program could take. After the discussion of schematics and so forth, it was stated by developers there that a THEL/HELLADS/ATL countermeasures would be very plausible and very real. These current systems use about 100-150 kW, and have experienced much success. Some of these systems even stemming from the initial Strategic Defense Initiative Program.

Thus the Pentagon will align the project with a current one being undertaken by the U.S Navy, BAE, and Northrop Grumman to develop a 250-500 kW laser weapon system, which was already estimated to be completed by 2020

In the past I have been critical of excessive military spending, however given recent events I am less inclined towards this position. I believe the US should be investing at least 50 billion a year to develop a robust ability to actually win a nuclear conflict with either China or Russia. As I understand it neither country will disavow a nuclear first strike if they are losing a conventional conflict.

Learning about this in history and thought it was pretty cool if there cpuld have been lasers shooting nukes out of the sky in the 80s