Which initiative was born out of the Council Pournelle helped create?
International Space Station
Mars Rover
Strategic Defense Initiative
Hubble Telescope
Answer
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), nicknamed "Star Wars", was a space-based missile defense system proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1983. The initiative was born out of the Council for National Policy, which Pournelle helped create in 1979. The Council was a conservative think tank that advocated for a strong national defense, and Pournelle was a member of its board of directors.
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