TY - BOOK AU - Hey,Nigel TI - The Star Wars enigma: behind the scenes of the Cold War race for missile defense SN - 9781612343297 AV - UG743 .H39 2006eb U1 - 358.1/74 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Potomac Books KW - Strategic Defense Initiative KW - History KW - Ballistic missile defenses KW - United States KW - Nuclear weapons KW - Soviet Union KW - Cold War KW - Science and state KW - 20th century KW - Initiative de défense stratégique KW - Histoire KW - Défense antimissile KW - États-Unis KW - Armes nucléaires KW - URSS KW - Guerre froide KW - Politique scientifique et technique KW - 20e siècle KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Military Science KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Diplomatic relations KW - Politics and government KW - Strategische Verteidigungsinitiative KW - gnd KW - Ost-West-Konflikt KW - gtt KW - 1981-1989 KW - Foreign relations KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - Relations extérieures KW - USA KW - Verenigde Staten KW - Sovjet-Unie KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index; Shooting down nukes -- The Sputnik revolution -- Lasers versus missiles -- Reagan takes the reins -- Sci-fi weapons and strategic defense -- The presidential thunderbolt -- Shaping SDI -- A year to test nations -- Rescuing the infant SDI -- Ronnie, Maggie, and Mike -- Showdown at the chateau -- The beginning of the end -- The velvet revolution -- Bluff, fear, confusion, and hope; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2011 N2 - Space-age weapons systems and the end of the Cold War UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=388707 ER -