SDI and Cold War Timeline

1994
May 13, 1993, SDI renamed
BMDO by Clinton
Administration

1993

December 31, 1991,

the end of the Soviet
Union and the Cold War

1992

January 29, 1991, George

H.W. Bushs State of the
Union address refocusing
SDI Organization
towards GPALS

1991
July 10, 1990,
Ambassador Henry F.
Ford Cooper became the
third director of the SDI
Organization
August 1989, Four major studies
of the Brilliant Pebbles concept
concluded that it was promising
and technically feasible for SDI to
happen
September 30, 1988, The SDI
Organization was realigned
adding several new positions

June-July, 1987, Strategic

Defense System Phase I
baseline architecture was
approved.
November 1986, The
formation of the concept
for Brilliant Pebbles

1990

November 9, 1989,
dismantling of the Berlin Wall
began
February 1, 1989, Lt. General
George L. Monahan Jr. became
the second director of the SDI
Organization

1989

1988

1987
July 30, 1986, General
Abrahamason directed
that SDIO be
reorganized

1986
September 6, 1985, the MidInfrared Advanced Chemical
Laser destroyed a Titan booster
during a test

1985

March 27, 1984, Lt. General

James A. Abrahamso was
appointed as first Director of
the SDIO

1984

1983

June 10, 1984, the Army

demonstrated Hit-to-kill
capability in the Homing Overlay
Experiment

March 23, 1983, Reagan Star

Wars Speech (SDI)