Friday, June 7, 2013

Did "Star Wars" (SDI) speed the collapse of the USSR?

This paper says no.  It says archives show Gorbachev wanted to disarm but SDI caused the USSR military to strengthen their resistance to disarmament.  

"The Soviet defense industry was telling him there was no way the Soviet Union could agree to any reductions as long as SDI remained in place."

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