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Reagan's Failed Attempt to Put Lasers in Space
Angry Planet
The Star Wars Program Is More About Theology Than Science
There is an ideological belief as Sam Nunn says, the Star Wars program is much more about theology than it is science. We are no closer to an effective national missile defense system 40 years after Reagan and 380 billion dollars. Some people still give Star Wars credit for bringing about the end of the Cold War. This again is a complete fantasy and we know this from Gorbachev himself. SDI was never a significant economic or technological factor in the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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