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Ibf Defense Thesis

Satisfactory Essays

The announcement of the SDI was met with much controversy, with skeptics questioning the cost of such a defense system, the morality of it, and the practicality and usefulness of it, and the sheer possibility of such a system. The cost of such an anti-weapon system would cost billions if not trillions of dollars to implement the layers of defenses, as well as research and development of more effective anti-missile and anti-ICBM defenses. In addition to the cost, the issue of morality stood out. It seemed more plausible to have the SDI so long as it did what it was intended, to protect innocents and protect the nation from missiles and nuclear weapons. Many people such as Senator Ted Kennedy, atomic physicists, and members of the government

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