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Regan's Beginning
Ronald Reagan is inaugurated President. -
Safety First
President Reagan addresses the nation on national security and announces the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), a satellite-based defense system that would destroy incoming missiles and warheads in space. -
Bush's Beginning
George Bush is inaugurated President. -
Cold War. Cold End.
President Bush declares the end of the Cold War as the Soviet Union collapses. -
Last One... BOOM!
The United States conducts its last underground nuclear weapons test. Congress imposes a temporary moratorium on nuclear weapons testing. -
Clinton's Beginning
William Clinton is elected president. -
Waste
The Department of Energy announces that it will dispose of defense-generated transuranic waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in southeastern New Mexico. -
Section 202
Secretary Richardson, issues an order, pursuant to Section 202 (c) of the Federal Power Act, to require electricity generators and marketers to make power available in power-strapped California.