SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative): Is its future past

Technical Report · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7169759· OSTI ID:7169759

Canavan, G. H.

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

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