CNN Cold War Historical Documents: Reagan's 'Star Wars' speech - Transcript of Ronald Reagan's famous speech in which he introduced the concept of a defense system that could destroy missiles from space. www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/22/documents/starwars.speech
Fifteenth Anniversary of "Star Wars" - A fact sheet from the Union of Concerned Scientists that finds "there are still compelling security reasons not to build a national missile defense." www.ucsusa.org/security/starwars.anny.html
Star Wars: History - A pacifist perspective on the history of the strategic defense initiative, from Peace Action. www.peace-action.org/camp/starwars/swhist.html
The "Star Wars" Legacy: Big Budgets, Little Progress - An article from the Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers that points out the hazards of Reagan's proposed defense initiative. www.clw.org/pub/clw/coalition/brief9.htm