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The Star Wars enigma : behind the scenes of the Cold War race for missile defense
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The Star Wars enigma : behind the scenes of the Cold War race for missile defense / Nigel Hey.
ISBN
1574889818 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Edition
1st ed.
Published
Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2006.
Physical Description
1 online resource
Variant and related titles
Internet Archive collection.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 07, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-269) and index.
Contents
Shooting down nukes
The Sputnik revolution
Lasers versus missiles
Reagan takes the reins
Sci-fi weapons and strategic defense
The presidential thunderbolt
Shaping SDI
A year to test nations
Rescuing the infant SDI
Ronnie, Maggie, and Mike
Showdown at the chateau
The beginning of the end
The velvet revolution
Bluff, fear, confusion, and hope.
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