President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative Proposal 25 Years Later: A Better Path Chosen


 

Publication Date: March 2008

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Baker Spring

Research Area: Military and defense

Keywords: Ballistic Missile defense; rogue states; Cold War; Terrorism

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

President Reagan's visionary proposal for a missile defense system was based on principles that remain valid today.