Viewpoint Why Reagan's "star Wars" Plan Won't Work
June, 1984
In Star Wars, one laser shot destroyed the evil Empire's Death Star. President Reagan apparently has a similar vision for resolving conflicts with the Soviets. He has proposed that the United States build space-based defensive weapons that could shoot down Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles carrying nuclear warheads. That, he said, would "free the world from the threat of nuclear war." An alluring script--but no script is further from reality.Reagan's desire for an anti-ballist...
