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In order to eliminate the threat of a large-scale nuclear attack on the United States, U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]] developed the [[Strategic Defense Initiative]], and missile-defense systems continued to develop afterward.<ref name="Stracqualursi"/> The U.S. successfully tested its missile-defense system in 2017.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/30/us-conducts-successful-missile-intercept-test-pentagon-says.html US conducts successful missile intercept test, Pentagon says]. ''Fox News''. May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.</ref><ref>Parry, Hannah (May 30, 2017). [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4556626/America-s-missile-defense-WORKS.html America's missile defense system WORKS: The Pentagon successfully shoots down a mock nuclear warhead over California in test of missile that will stop ICBMs reaching the US]. ''The Daily Mail''. Retrieved May 31, 2017.</ref>

In order to eliminate the threat of a large-scale nuclear attack on the United States, U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]] developed the [[Strategic Defense Initiative]], and missile-defense systems continued to develop afterward.<ref name="Stracqualursi"/> The U.S. successfully tested its missile-defense system in 2017.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/30/us-conducts-successful-missile-intercept-test-pentagon-says.html US conducts successful missile intercept test, Pentagon says]. ''Fox News''. May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.</ref><ref>Parry, Hannah (May 30, 2017). [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4556626/America-s-missile-defense-WORKS.html America's missile defense system WORKS: The Pentagon successfully shoots down a mock nuclear warhead over California in test of missile that will stop ICBMs reaching the US]. ''The Daily Mail''. Retrieved May 31, 2017.</ref>

A missile defense system - the ability to shoot down an incoming missile with a missile - ended the the doctrine of mutually assured destruction in favor of what Reagan termed Assured Survival.<ref>http://www.thereaganvision.org/the-reagan-vision/ </ref> [[Democrat]]s and [[liberal]]s vehemently opposed Reagan and clung to the anti-technology growth [[Mutually assured destruction|Doctrine of MAD]], mockingly calling missile defense "Star Wars - a futuristic fantasy."<ref>https://youtu.be/tu1r_rlUtXg</ref>

A missile defense system – the ability to shoot down an incoming missile with a missile – ended the doctrine of [[mutually assured destruction]] (MAD) in favor of what Reagan termed Assured Survival.<ref>http://www.thereaganvision.org/the-reagan-vision/ </ref> [[Democrat]]s and [[liberal]]s vehemently opposed Reagan and clung to the anti-technology growth Doctrine of MAD, mockingly calling missile defense "Star Wars – a futuristic fantasy."<ref>https://youtu.be/tu1r_rlUtXg</ref>

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