Viewpoint Why Reagan's "star Wars" Plan Won't Work

Viewpoint Why Reagan's "Star Wars" Plan Won't WorkIn 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 furthe...