Douglas C. Waller, James T. Bruce, III
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Two staff reports submitted to Sen. William Proxmire and J. Bennett Johnston in 1987 on the so-called Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). The 1st is a
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n update on significant problems strategic defenses faced. More than 60 SDI scientists, engineers, project managers, and ballistic missile defense experts were interviewed for this report. Extensive briefings were held at the nation1s 3 nat. weapons labs conducting SDI research, the A.F. Space Div., and with key defense contractors involved in SDI work. The 2nd report examines the sizable cost of the launch -- putting the weapons, sensors and battle management systems in space -- that is often overlooked.
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