An Analysis of the Soviet Response to the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI).

Abstract

Since President Reagan announced the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) in March 1983, the Soviet Union has consistently condemned it. This study examines the Soviet response to SDI and provides an explanation for their response. The study identifies military, political, and economic factors which influence the Soviet response to SDI. The author concludes that the Soviets have a genuine concern about SDI, and they will continue their attempts to stop the SDI program at the arms control negotiations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA181220

Entities

People

  • David E. Morgan

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Arms Control
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • California
  • Civil Defense
  • Defense Industry
  • Defense Systems
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Doctrine
  • Earth-To-Space Weapons
  • Governments
  • National Security
  • Space Based
  • Strategic Defense Initiative
  • Survival
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies