Asked by j

President Reagan’s plans for the Strategic Defense Initiative
pressured the USSR into building a similar system.
decreased the number of US nuclear weapons.
ended the Cold War.
provided an opportunity for peace talks.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Provided an opportunity for peace talks.

Explanation: SDI alarmed the USSR and increased pressure to negotiate rather than match an expensive U.S. space-based defense. That helped bring Reagan and Gorbachev into high‑level arms‑control talks (e.g., Reykjavik, INF Treaty), though SDI did not itself end the Cold War or reduce U.S. warheads.