> Like the star wars project that bankrupted the soviets. Wasn't that a G.W Bush...

mattclarkdotnet · 2025-01-25T23:45:22 1737848722

A timeline where the lesser Bush faced off against the Soviet Union would be interesting. But no, it was a Reagan thing.

tim333 · 2025-01-26T09:36:16 1737884176

Also it didn't apparently actually bankrupt the soviet though it may have helped a little: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8cnm73/did_r...

rightbyte · 2025-01-26T00:35:33 1737851733

Ty. I had this vague memory of some "Star Wars laser" failing to shoot down a rocket during Jr. I might be remembering it wrong. I can't find anything to support my notion either.

cempaka · 2025-01-26T02:16:41 1737857801

I think there was a brief revival in ballistic missile defense interest under the W presidency, but what people refer to as "Star Wars" was the Reagan-era initiative.