A Shield in Space?
  Preface
  Acronyms and Abbreviations

 expand sectionChapter 1  Why SDI?
 expand sectionChapter 2  The Elusive Quest For Strategic Defenses Lessons of Recent History
 expand sectionChapter 3 Measure for Measure The Technological Prospect
 expand sectionChapter 4  A Defense Transition? SDI and Strategic Stability
 expand sectionChapter 5 "Don't Ask the Soviets. Tell Them" SDI and Arms Control
 expand sectionChapter 6 A "Maginot Line of the Twenty-first Century"? SDI and the Western Alliance
 collapse sectionChapter 7 Deploy or Perish SDI and Domestic Politics
 •Democratic Principles And The Cold War
 •SDI And Earlier Military Projects: A Comparison
 •The "Iron Triangle"
 •The Political Auspices Of SDI
 •Public Support For SDI
 •Creating A Special Office: SDIO
 expand sectionThe Debate Among The Scientists
 •Organizing A Constituency: SDIO And The Contractors
 •Congress And SDI: The Battle For The Future Of The Project
 •Drawing The Political Lesson
 expand sectionChapter 8  Calculating the Costs and Benefits
 expand sectionChapter 9  Security Through Technology An Illusory Faith

 expand sectionNotes
  Select Bibliography
 expand sectionIndex
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