1983- March 23, 1983 Reagan Star Wars speech.
1984- March 27, 1984 Lt. Gen. James A Abrahamson was appointed as first Dirertor of the (SDIO).
- June 10, 1984 The Army demonstrated Hit to kill capability in the Homing Overlay Expenment (HOE).
1985- September 6, 1985 The Mid- Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser destroyed a Titan booster during a test.
1986- July 30, 1986 General Abrahamson directed that (SDIO) be reogranized.
- November, 1986 The formation of the concept for brilliant pebbles.
1987- June, 1987 Strategic Defense System Phase I baseline architecture was approved.
1988- September 30, 1988 The (SDI) Organization was realigned adding several new positions.
1989- February 1, 1989 Lt. Gen. George L. Monahan, Jr. became the second director of the (SDIO).
- August 1989, Four major studies of the brilliant Pebbles concept concluded that it was promising and technically feasible.
- November 9, 1989 Dismantling of the Berlin wall began.
1990- July 10, 1990 Ambassador Henry F. Cooper became the third director of the (SDIO).
1991- January 29, 1991 George H.W Bush State of the Union address refocusing (SDI) towards (GPALS).
- December 31, 1991 the end of the Soviet Union and The Cold War.
1993- May 13, 1993 (SDIO) renamed (BMDO) by Clinton administration.
the time line gives us a clear explanation of the topic, and its events.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a good start and felt like a beginning. I would have appreciated a bit more analysis of these events to show that you REALLY understood everything.
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