Strategic Defense in the Nuclear Age: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary Military, Strategic and Security Issues)

by SanfordLakoff (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2007

  $85.46

  When Ronald Reagan introduced the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) - known as Star Wars - in 1983, he challenged the long accepted nuclear doctrine of mutual assured destruction. This work presents a politically impartial, overview of the history of SDI , chronicling its successes and failures through the evolution of the programme.