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The Strategic Defense Initiative and American Security
The Strategic Defense Initiative and American Security Author:Aspen Strategy Group Since its inception in 1983, the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) has become one of the most controversial programs in the history of American defense policy. This volume examines the policy context of a strategy based on defense of homelands, the technology available for strategic defense, and how SDI could affect America's interests abroad. ... more »It then analyzes SDI and arms control, and the possibility of a "grand compromise." It concludes SDI is not realistic within any operative time frame. Co-published with the Aspen Strategy Group.« less