"Star Wars"

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  1. 2. Type of weapons involved in the Cold War arms race.
  2. 3. Conflict between the U.S. and USSR after World War II.
  3. 5. Weapon system that SDI hoped to destroy before impact.
  4. 6. Competition between nations to build more weapons.
  5. 8. Main rival nation of the United States during the Cold War.
  6. 9. U.S. president who proposed SDI in 1983.
  7. 10. Abbreviation for the Strategic Defense Initiative.
  8. 11. Type of beam weapon discussed for SDI systems.
  9. 13. Purpose of SDI: national ______ against missile attacks.
Down
  1. 1. Nickname for the Strategic Defense Initiative.
  2. 4. The military strategy of discouraging attacks through strength.
  3. 7. Advanced science used in SDI projects.
  4. 8. SDI was designed as a national protection system or ______.
  5. 10. Objects in orbit that could help detect attacks.
  6. 12. Area beyond Earth where SDI systems might operate.