The Reagan Era Star Wars Program: A Vision of the Future or a Cold War Gambit?
Introduction The specter of nuclear annihilation loomed large over the nineteen eighties. In the tense atmosphere of the Cold War, President Ronald Reagan unveiled a plan so ambitious, so seemingly futuristic, that it quickly earned the moniker “Star Wars.” Officially known as the Strategic Defense Initiative, or SDI, this program proposed a revolutionary space-based missile … Read more