Bangladesh, April 27 -- During the (First) Cold War, the Reagan administration launched the much-touted SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative) program, now better known under its more popular name – “Star Wars”. On paper, it was one of the most ambitious ventures ever undertaken by any country. However, many of the projects formally launched by the United States at the time never left the drawing board. It later turned out that SDI was largely a PR stunt aimed at pushing Russia into yet another expensive arms and space race. It could be argued that it worked to some extent, as Moscow actually built space-based weapons, including orbital lasers. Whats more, back in 1987, it launched a laser-armed spacecraft called the “...