Thursday, May 13, 2004
Same Song, Second Verse
I remember hearing about the Star Wars missile defense shield when I was in high school during the Reagan years. It was supposed to shoot down incoming missiles trying to get to the continental United States.
It's been reported that a missile defense system was one of the highest priorities of the Bush Administration before 9/11. Bush talked it up through Ari Fleischer as the "best way to preserve peace" in an post Cold War era.
Back in the 80s it was a hugely expensive undertaking that many scientists said was a waste of time and money. It wouldn't work. We didn't have the appropriate technology. The data didn't support a working shield. The Pentagon rejected such assertions saying that it would keep America safe from incoming missiles. Some things never change.
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It's been reported that a missile defense system was one of the highest priorities of the Bush Administration before 9/11. Bush talked it up through Ari Fleischer as the "best way to preserve peace" in an post Cold War era.
Back in the 80s it was a hugely expensive undertaking that many scientists said was a waste of time and money. It wouldn't work. We didn't have the appropriate technology. The data didn't support a working shield. The Pentagon rejected such assertions saying that it would keep America safe from incoming missiles. Some things never change.
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