The Strategic Defence Initiative
The Strategic Defence Initiative

Author: Mira Duric

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1351881507

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Central to US foreign policy, the Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) was launched by Ronald Reagan in 1983. While the Reagan administration failed to deploy the SDI system, it featured prominently in the relationship between the US and the Soviet Union. This insightful book examines SDI and the Reagan administration through an evaluation of the role of the SDI in the end of the Cold War. Presenting an extensive range of primary and secondary material together with interviews, the book will be welcomed by academics and upper level students interested in politics and history.

Strategic Defense And The American Ethos
Strategic Defense And The American Ethos

Author: Michael Vlahos

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-23

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 1000313204

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The concept and utility of strategic defense should be evaluated in an embracing cultural context defined by the values, attitudes, and worldview of society—its ethos. The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) responds both to changes in the American ethos and to shifts in the balance of power. Together, these changes have undermined the basis of U.S.

Perspectives On Strategic Defense
Perspectives On Strategic Defense

Author: Steven W Guerrier

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-28

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1000301583

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Bringing together proponents and opponents of the Strategic Defense Initiative, this book includes original essays by leading experts on every aspect of the issue. The collection provides a valuable introduction to the many complex questions involved in any serious consideration of the SDI. The contributors explore such issues as the strategic impl

Defending America's Security
Defending America's Security

Author: Frederick H. Hartmann

Publisher: Potomac Books

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13:

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Revised to take into account new geopolitical trends (including the pre-war stage of the US-Iraq conflict) as well as the latest changes in the US government, this classroom-oriented text examines US defense policies in the broader arenas of national security and international affairs. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Strategic Defense in the Nuclear Age
Strategic Defense in the Nuclear Age

Author: Sanford Lakoff

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 2007-02-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0275993248

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"Strategic Defense in the Nuclear Age presents a concise, up-to-date overview of the history of SDI, chronicling its successes and failures through the ongoing evolution of the program. Sanford Lakoff chronicles the history of the program from its initial introduction during the Reagan years, through the ongoing struggles associated with research and development that plague the program to this day. Each chapter provides analysis of the strategic, scientific, and diplomatic challenges policy makers and scientists to overcome, at the same time exploring the changing strategic needs and specific purposes for the program. Offering a glossary that provides an explanation of key scientific terms and an appendix by noted physicist Richard L. Garwin, this book will appeal to scholars and students, as well as to the general public."--Résumé de l'éditeur