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SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative): Is its future past

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7169759· OSTI ID:7169759
This paper reviews likely threats and the ability of known defenses to address them, concluding that initial deployments should be affordable and development appears to be a prudent hedge against an uncertain future. Effective defenses would provide a positive incentive for the reduction of offensive forces and hence a direct, stabilizing influence that could shift the threat in directions in which they could be more effective and mutually useful. 32 refs.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/DP
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
7169759
Report Number(s):
LA-11782-MS; ON: DE90008016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English