History what was the more popular name for the strategic defense initiative?

Star Wars

Explanation:

The president of the United States Reagan Ronald initiated a strategic defense system named the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) which is popularly known as Star Wars. The defense system was aimed for an anti-ballistic missile system against the potential threat of a nuclear attack from the other nations, especially the Soviet Union. The defense system was to detect a weapon from the space and for this reason, it was named Star Wars. Another reason for the name was the popular movie Star Wars, to which people could easily relate.