strategic defense initiative

Drawing upon personal interviews with former members of Ronald Reagan's staff and security council, ambassadors to the USSR, and declassified documents, the author examines Reagan'spolicy regarding nuclear weapons and U.S. diplomacy concerning his Strategic Defense Initiative.

Presents a portrait of Ronald Reagan and his presidency, using his proposed Star Wars defense as a lens through which to examine the extent to which national discourse about foreign and defense policy is not about reality, but instead a matter of domestic politics, history, and mythology.

A report regarding the major aspects of the Strategic Defense Initiative based on exclusive interviews.

Describes the satellites and lasers to be used in the Strategic Defense Iniative and explains how they function. Also discusses the controversy surrounding space weapons research.

Presents a portrait of Ronald Reagan and his presidency, using his proposed Star Wars defense as a lens through which to examine the extent to which national discourse about foreign and defense policy is not about reality, but instead a matter of domestic politics, history, and mythology.

Jack Ryan, CIA analyst, must rescue Colonel Filitov, America's highest agent in the Kremlin, from the KGB as the race to build the first Star Wars missile defense system continues.