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Off the top of my head, there was:
1. SDI, Strategic Defense Initiative aka Star Wars.
2. Increased overall spending on new equipment procurement (600 ship navy, B-1 bomber, M1 Abrams tank, Bradley fighting vehicle, etc.). Conversely, there was no additional funding for operations.
Disclaimer: I was in the Marines from 1982 - 1985
1. SDI, Strategic Defense Initiative aka Star Wars.
2. Increased overall spending on new equipment procurement (600 ship navy, B-1 bomber, M1 Abrams tank, Bradley fighting vehicle, etc.). Conversely, there was no additional funding for operations.
Disclaimer: I was in the Marines from 1982 - 1985
President Reagan escalate government spending on defense by Strategic Defense Initiative.
What is the objective of Strategic Defense Initiative?
Ronald Reagan began to support the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) in 1983, which was a significant initiative for missile defense against the Soviet Union.
The goal of this effort was to create a very effective anti-ballistic missile defense system to counter missile assaults from other nations, especially the Soviet Union.
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