The Alien Invasion Of Cold War

In the course of the Geneva Summit that took place in 1985, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev took a period of time away from the discussions in order to go for a stroll. The only people who were there were their private translators, and for a number of years, the specifics of what they discussed were concealed from the general public in both Russia and the United States. Gorbachev disclosed this information in 2009, while he was being interviewed by Charlie Rose and George Shultz, who was serving as the Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan. Shultz questioned Gorbachev directly whether they could put their disagreements aside in the event that the planet was invaded by extraterrestrial beings.

To the best of our knowledge, extraterrestrial beings did not attempt to seize control of the earth during the 1980s. As a result, the informal agreement that Reagan and Gorbachev had made was not put to the test. The fact that Ronald Reagan was a huge admirer of science fiction may not come as much of a surprise due to the fact that his concept for a nuclear deterrence was given the moniker "Star Wars." According to Lauren Davis's story for io9, he had spent his childhood reading the epic science-fiction books written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Some of the characters in these novels were John Carter of Mars and Tarzan.

Davis continues by saying that Reagan's scholarly interests in novels sometimes affected the way he made decisions as president. The Citizens' Advisory Council on National Space Policy was a think tank that was comprised of astronauts, engineers, and even science-fiction writers such as Robert Heinlein and Jerry Pournelle. During his time in the White House, Ronald Reagan relied on this think tank for guidance regarding the future of technology and the growing significance of space policy. In point of fact, the Council was even involved in the process of drafting portions of Ronald Reagan's first speech that introduced the "Star Wars" program.

Reagan was hardly the first government figure to consider out-of-this-world strategies for combat; yet, it is difficult to determine the level of seriousness with which he approached Gorbachev with the question of whether or not the Soviets would assist in the battle against an extraterrestrial invasion. During the 1950s and 1960s, a group of engineers working for the United States Army were entrusted with the responsibility of developing hypothetical weapons that might be used to protect outposts on the moon that did not exist. And only lately, according to a piece that was published by Anatoly Zak for Popular Mechanics, the Russian government disclosed that during the 1970s, the Soviet Almaz space station was not only equipped with a top-secret space cannon, but it was also put through rigorous testing.

Reference

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/reagan-and-gorbachev-agreed-pause-cold-war-case-alien-invasion-180957402/