The "Star Wars" program in the United States In the United States, the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) is also called the "Star Wars" program. This was formally proposed by Reagan in his speech on March 23, 1983. This plan is to establish a multi-layered comprehensive defense

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The United States' "Star Wars" program

In the United States, Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), also known as the "Star Wars" program. This was formally proposed by and Reagan in his speech on March 23, 1983. This plan is to establish a multi-layered comprehensive defense system based on directed energy weapons and anti-ballistic missiles .

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Generally ballistic missile can be divided into four stages: boost stage, post-boost stage, midway stage and re-entry stage.

boost section - after the missile is launched, it flies out of the atmosphere driven by the booster rocket; post-boost section - after the booster rocket falls off, the missile releases multiple warheads and fake warheads;

midway section - true and false warheads Flying on space orbit ;

final stage (also called re-entry stage) - the warhead enters the atmosphere and approaches the target.

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The "Star Wars" plan envisages intercepting a large number of incoming ballistic missiles at various stages of their flight and using means such as directed energy beam weapons to destroy them in flight. Especially in the booster section, the booster rocket is burning. The infrared signal is obvious and easy to identify. The multi-warhead has not yet been released, and the target is concentrated, making it easy to intercept. At this time, the missile is initially ascending, approaching the enemy country and far away from the home country, so the interception will have the least impact on the homeland. Therefore, it is ideal to use the boost phase as the focus of interception.

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