The Star Wars enigma : behind the scenes of the Cold War race for missile defense - Hey, Nigel (Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2006)
Shooting down nukes -- The Sputnik shake-up -- Lasers versus missiles -- Reagan takes the reins -- Sci-fi weapons and strategic defense -- The presidential thunderbolt -- Reactions, east and west -- 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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-269) and index.
Keywords: Strategic Defense Initiative -- History; Ballistic missile defenses -- United States; Nuclear weapons -- Soviet Union; Cold War; Science and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union; Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States