The Star Wars enigma : behind the scenes of the Cold War race for missile defense /
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Author / Creator: | Hey, Nigel. |
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2006. |
Description: | xii, 275 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6122360 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Shooting down nukes
- 2. The Sputnik revolution
- 3. Lasers versus missiles
- 4. Reagan takes the reins
- 5. Sci-fi weapons and strategic defense
- 6. The presidential thunderbolt
- 7. Shaping SDI
- 8. A year to test nations
- 9. Rescuing the infant SDI
- 10. Ronnie, Maggie, and Mike
- 11. Showdown at the Chateau
- 12. The beginning of the end
- 13. The velvet revolution
- 14. Bluff, fear, confusion, and hope.