Since the beginning of the Cold War, American society and culture have been affected by the desire to defend the nation against nuclear holocaust. Billions of dollars have been spent on researching, developing, and deploying a defense against missile...

The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was a proposal by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983[1] to use ground-based and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles. The initiative...

SDI on the Rocks? EVER SINCE it was first announced in March of 1983, the Strategic Defense Initiative has been a linchpin of President Reagan's effort to develop a new, more logical approach to the problem of nuclear deterrence. The President has...

The Soviet Pespective on the Strategic Defense Initiative IF [THE U.S.] continues with the SDI program, it will pose challenges of unprecedented scope to the Soviet leadership. If the program is abandoned, the inherent opportunity to confront the Soviet leadership with difficult...

Today is Friday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2007. There are 283 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry made his famous call for American independence from Britain, telling the Virginia Provincial Convention, "Give me liberty, or give...

Military Power: When Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that Army tours in Iraq would be extended to 15 months from 12, it became clear that more than our will is atrophying.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the war is lost. He and his fellow Democrats...