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Problems with the ‘Strategic Defense Initiative’

Joseph J. Romm

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Abstract

The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) announced by President Ronald Reagan is neither practical nor desirable. None of the numerous ‘Star Wars’ technologies often discussed in connection with defence against ballistic missiles offers the prospect of an even marginally effective defence against ballistic missiles. This is true even if the vast engineering problems associated with the most mature of those technologies is overcome, and even if the United States is willing to spend the perhaps one trillion dollars necessary to build such a system. This chapter will try to explain the problems involved in attempting to defend against ballistic missiles.

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The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) announced by President Ronald Reagan is neither practical nor desirable. None of the numerous ‘Star Wars’ technologies often discussed in connection with defence against ballistic missiles offers the prospect of an even marginally effective defence against ballistic missiles. This is true even if the vast engineering problems associated with the most mature of those technologies is overcome, and even if the United States is willing to spend the perhaps one trillion dollars necessary to build such a system. This chapter will try to explain the problems involved in attempting to defend against ballistic missiles.

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The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) announced by President Ronald Reagan is neither practical nor desirable. None of the numerous ‘Star Wars’ technologies often discussed in connection with defence against ballistic missiles offers the prospect of an even marginally effective defence against ballistic missiles. This is true even if the vast engineering problems associated with the most mature of those technologies is overcome, and even if the United States is willing to spend the perhaps one trillion dollars necessary to build such a system. This chapter will try to explain the problems involved in attempting to defend against ballistic missiles.

Key concepts: Strategic Defense Initiative, Ballistic missile, Strategic defence, Missile defense, Political science, Connection (principal bundle), Computer security, Engineering

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