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Explore the complex history of the Reagan administration's attempt to reorient U.S. nuclear strategy. Strategic Defense Initiative: Folly Or Future? provides a comprehensive look at the sensationally controversial effort known as "Star Wars." This collection brings together statements from world leaders and eminent scholars to help readers navigate the many claims and criticisms surrounding strategic defense. This text serves as an accurate guide for students and professionals studying national security, arms control, and peace studies. Through a thorough introduction by the editors and detailed individual chapters, the book outlines how the initiative was originally conceived and how it was subsequently modified. Whether you are researching government policy or international relations, this volume offers essential perspectives on a major shift in global defense strategy.

Key Features

Provides a comprehensive guide through the various claims and criticisms regarding the Reagan administration's strategic defense efforts.

Includes a collection of statements from world leaders and eminent scholars to offer diverse perspectives on nuclear strategy.

Designed specifically for use as a textbook in academic courses covering national security, arms control, and peace studies.

Features a thorough introduction by the editors to set the historical and strategic context of the initiative.

Offers detailed chapters that track the evolution of the strategic defense initiative from its original conception to its modifications.

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Release Date
27 September 2019
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12 September 2019

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