The Star Wars enigma
Subtitle: behind the scenes of the Cold War race for missile defense
By: Nigel Hey.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Potomac Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Strategic Defense Initiative -- History.; Ballistic missile defenses -- United States.; Nuclear weapons -- Soviet Union.; Cold War.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Shooting down nukes; title: The Sputnik shake-up; title: Lasers versus missiles; title: Reagan takes the reins; title: Sci-fi weapons and strategic defense; title: The presidential thunderbolt; title: Reactions, east and west; title: A year to test nations; title: Rescuing the infant SDI; title: Ronnie, Maggie, and Mike; title: Showdown at the chateau; title: The beginning of the end; title: The velvet revolution; title: Bluff, fear, confusion, and hope.