Obama's chance to end the fantasy that is Star Wars

[independent_uk]

Johann Hari writes of Obama's chance to end the Star Wars programme:

One of Obama's first choices will bewhether to bring to an end one of the strangest episodes in American political history.

This is the tale of how a man with Alzheimer's Disease came up with a physically impossible fantasy based on a B-movie he once starred in - and how the US

Comments

[bridgeweaver]

I'm probably going to be alone on this, but I have to be cautious when someone is telling me to bet against technology. Given the ever-increasing pace of technological development (see Moore's law) it seems to me that there is no certainty that such a technology could not be developed at some point. I agree that basing U.S. foreign policy on that eventuality is also very risky, but I'm not sure that the results of erring on the side of trying to create it aren't less than the results of dismantling the program, only to have another state make the break-through

[bastblack]

Is having a defense against Nuclear Ballistic Missiles is a good idea?
Yes! Of course!

The real question is: Is Star Wars a viable counter measure to Nuclear Ballistic Missiles?
It does not appear so. It has failed every time it's tested. Surely there is another way. Perhaps exploring new technology would be prudent.

p.s. Parking Nukes in Poland is INSANE! Provoking Russia is STUPID! Do we really want to have Russia park nukes in Cuba, Venezuela, and maybe even Iceland aimed at us?