ABSTRACT

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

part |231 pages

Part One

chapter 2|12 pages

SDI: A Personal Vision

chapter 3|9 pages

The Case Against SDI

chapter 4|3 pages

SDI: Why It Is Important

chapter 7|11 pages

Five Fallacies of SDI

chapter 9|6 pages

The Technical Feasibility of SDI

chapter 11|4 pages

Why SDI Can and Must Be Done

chapter 13|6 pages

SDI and US Nuclear Doctrine

chapter 14|9 pages

SDI: A European View

chapter 16|33 pages

West Germany and SDI

part |107 pages

Part Two

chapter 21|4 pages

SDI: Progress and Promise

chapter 28|25 pages

Space-Strike Arms and International Security

Committee of Soviet Scientists for Peace, Against the Nuclear Threat