The Star Wars Enigma

The Star Wars Enigma
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Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Total Pages : 407
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ISBN-10 : 9781612343297
ISBN-13 : 1612343295
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Book Synopsis The Star Wars Enigma by : Nigel Hey

Download or read book The Star Wars Enigma written by Nigel Hey and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year 1982 was a desperate time for the U.S. defense community. The United States had no effective system to protect itself completely from a Soviet attack with nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles, which the Soviet Union possessed in large quantity, and the doomsday philosophy of mutually assured destruction seemed inescapable. But people in the Reagan administration, including Reagan himself, were not content with what they viewed as a morally unacceptable status quo. Then Adm. James Watkins, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, asked, "Wouldn't it be better if we could develop a system that would protect, rather than avenge, our people?" With that, the president's commitment to the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) became certain. Ultimately, SDI reflected Western political idealism, a powerful ingredient in the struggle to finally conquer the terrors of the Cold War and to allay the threat of nuclear holocaust. The Star Wars Enigma tells this dramatic story.


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