This program may have been inspired by a speech given by Edward Teller. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this controversial proposed missile defense program that employed many novel technologies, including lasers and particle beams.
ANSWER: Strategic Defense Initiative [or SDI; accept Star Wars]
[10e] The Strategic Defense Initiative was announced by this president. Other notable Cold War events during his presidency include the Iran-Contra affair and his speech calling for Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
ANSWER: Ronald Reagan
[10h] This successor of Alexander Haig served as Secretary of State during the Strategic Defense Initiative controversy and helped broker the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. He also helped broker American relationships with Taiwan and presided over the aforementioned Iran-Contra affair.
ANSWER: George Shultz
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