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Old 03-14-2022, 10:21 AM
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I was in undergrad and grad school during the 1980's. Being in the D.C. Area, we had many speakers discussing SDI and what the benefits were of it. S.D.I. was an important part of 1980's soviet - U.S. relations. It can even be said that it played an important role in the ultimate end of the Cold War. The Soviet Union was presented with a system and it's technology that they would not be able to meet financially or technologically.
The logic and reasoning is transparent and has been demonstrated through history , "If you would have peace prepare for war"( some ancient Roman) It's much easier to spend public funds on things that generate votes and show just how caring and generous a politician you are