The Star Wars Program: When The Nuclear Arms Race Went To Space | M.A.D World

As tensions rose during the Cold War, President Ronald Reagan initiated the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), better known as the Star Wars Program. This ambitious project aimed to create a space-based missile defense shield, challenging the traditional dynamics of nuclear deterrence.
This episode also explores the complexities of geopolitics, from the turmoil in Grenada to the Nicaraguan conflict and the Afghan quagmire. Join us on a journey through history as we unravel the interplay of ideologies and power struggles that shaped our world.
00:00 Intro
02:20 Grenada
35:05 Space Defenses
39:06 Mikhail Gorbachev
46:30 Soviet-Afghan War
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History is crazy… well all the stuff they didn’t teach us in school

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Learn how to spell Reagan's name in the title and I'll consider watching this, otherwise, not so much.

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Wanna speak English? Learn to spell his name