The Strategic Defense Initiative, or "Star Wars," violated the _____.

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The Strategic Defense Initiative, proposed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, aimed at developing a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile system to prevent missile attacks from the Soviet Union. This initiative was seen as a violation of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Treaty) of 1972, which limited the development and deployment of missile defense systems to foster strategic stability between the United States and the Soviet Union.

The Strategic Defense Initiative, or "Star Wars," Violated the _____