Reagan argued that his proposed SDI research was allowed by any reasonable interpretation of the ABM treaty, and that he could not forget the pledge he made to Americans to investigate whether SDI was viable.
Reagan argumenterede med, at hans foreslåede SDI-forskning var tilladt ud fra alle rimelige fortolkninger af ABM-aftalen, og at han ikke kunne se bort fra det løfte, han havde givet til det amerikanske folk, om at undersøge, hvor vidt SDI var gennemførlig.