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Strategic Defense Initiative Program: Basis for Reductions in Estimated Cost of Phase I

NSIAD-90-173 Published: May 09, 1990. Publicly Released: May 10, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization's (SDIO) reasons for reducing its cost estimate for the Phase 1 Strategic Defense System, and the credibility of its October 1988 estimate of $69.1 billion.

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