March 23rd was the 25th anniversary since the famous speech by President Ronald Reagan, in which he announced the creation of Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). The Civic Institute (CI) organized this occasion with help of the Ministress of Defense of the Czech Republic Vlasta Parkanová.

Roman Joch (Executive Director of CI) presented his report named "Nuclear Strategy of the Cold War". Martin Koller (Columnist for the magazine "Naše vojsko") followed with a speech that focused on the topic of the technical aspects of SDI.

Pavel Bratinka (Chairman of Executive Council of CI) pointed out the significant role of the SDI in uprooting the communist empire. Jiří Schneider (Director of PSSI) presented his theme "Opponents of SDI at that Time and Opponents of NMD Today" in which he evaluated arguments of the opponents of the SDI and contemporary opponents of the NMD. The seminar was ended by inviting for a cocktail in the spaces of the Ministry of Defense.