A Shield in Space?
  Preface
  Acronyms and Abbreviations

 collapse sectionChapter 1  Why SDI?
 •The Novelty Of SDI
 •The Political Background
 •The Role Of Edward Teller
 •Bypassing The "Establishment"
 •The Import Of The March 23 Speech
 •The Strategic Rationale For The SDI
 •The Economic Rationale
 •The Political Rationale
 •Adjusting The Focus
 •The SDI In Perspective
 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
 expand sectionChapter 7 Deploy or Perish SDI and Domestic Politics
 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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