Strategic Defense Initiative Program
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (U.S.)
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 146
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 22
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Edward Reiss
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1992-07-23
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 0521410975
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This history of the Strategic Defense Initiative ranges across politics, economics, strategic studies and international relations, and provides the latest research into the SDI interest groups, the distribution of contracts, and the politics of influence. It discusses the wider contexts of 'Star Wars', such as alliance management, marketing, and domestic politics, and its military spin-offs, especially for anti-satellite (ASAT) and 'space control' programmes. The author tests the theoretical literature on the dynamics of the arms race by using SDI as a case study, and draws evidence from sources such as congressional hearings, interviews, the trade press, restricted briefing papers, and documents obtained under the US Freedom of Information Act. The book follows the fortunes of strategic defence into the changed global conditions of the 1990s, following the collapse of the Soviet bloc, the Gulf War, and President Bush's announcement of a refocused SDI, the Global Protection Against Limited Strikes (GPALS).
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Published: 1986
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) is a research program in which President Reagan asked key scientists and technological leaders to conduct research aimed at determining whether there are cost-effective defensive technologies that could improve the deterrent capability of the United States and allies. The concept of the SDI program envisions a layered defense where hostile missiles could be attacked shortly after launch during the boost and postboost phase, individual attack on the warheads themselves or attack as they approach the end of their flight. Standard arguments for and against the SDI program were examined. Information was gathered using a review of the literature and through analysis of the views of key military and civilian leaders. While it has been argued that a US SDI program will cause instability rather than promote stability, it must be realized that the Soviet Union has been emphasizing defense and survivability and has been pursuing an extensive SDI program for many years. The SDI program facilitated dialogue and negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union as well as has the potential to enhance our basic defense strategy of deterrence. The program was in part responsible for the successful Geneva Summit meetings in November 1985. The US Congress, the elections of 1988 and US public opinion will play a significant role in the future of the SDI program.
Author: Ann Byers
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2004-12-15
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9781404202870
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Strategic Defense Initiative was a defense program supported by President Ronald Reagan that aimed to take the arms race to outer space. Though never carried out, and dubbed Star Wars by its critics, it was the nail in the coffin for the Cold War and therefore considered successful, at least in part. This thorough profile takes the reader behind the scenes and helps explain why this initiative still holds interest for leaders looking for new ways to defend the U.S.