克林頓政府聲稱「星球大戰時代已經結束」,製造出美國似乎已經放棄SDI計劃的假象。然而事實上,美國既未放棄發展地基戰略防禦系統,也未放棄發展天基反導武器技術,而是採取以發展戰區導彈防禦帶動戰略防禦的新策略。 The Clinton administration claimed that “the era of Star Wars is over,” creating the illusion that the United States seems to have given up the SDI program. In fact, however, the United States has neither given up developing a strategic ground-based defense system nor has it given up its development in space-based ABM weapons. Instead, the United States has adopted a new strategy of developing strategic defense in theater missile defense.