Question

After his election in 1980, which action did President Reagan take in regard to the USSR?

Answer 1

Answer:

He created the Strategic Defense Initiative.

Explanation:

The Strategic Defense Initiative, informally known as Star Wars, is the US military program proposed by President Ronald Reagan to build a defensive system of space weapons capable of preventing a nuclear attack against the territory of the United States.

The program was officially launched in 1983, at the height of the tensions that marked the Cold War between the US and the USSR during the 1980s

This project consisted of a set of ground-based long-range radar systems combined with anti-ballistic missile systems and a complex network of artificial satellites, ranging from ballistic missile tracking and tracking systems to systems with war capability multiple-offensive-defensive weapons such as directed energy weapons and kinetic weapons capable of destroying ballistic missiles at the height of their trajectory when they are in space

Answer 2

Answer: He increased defense spending.

Explanation:

He created the Strategic Defense Initiative. He called up scientists and engineers of the United States to develop a system called missile defense system. The purpose of SDI was to protect the borders of the United States from any attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons. USSR was the major threat to the USA.