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   Star Wars: New Hope or Phantom Menace?

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or 40 years, American scientists have tried - and failed - to build a system to protect the U.S. from long-range missile attack. The recent successful test of a missile interceptor breathed new life into Ronald Reagan's dream of a national shield against enemy missiles. But will building "Star Wars" make us any safer?
 

Featured Experts:

Tom Collina, Director
Arms Control & International Security Program

Union of Concerned Scientists

Bruce Gagnon, Coordinator
Global Network Against Nuclear Power & Weapons in Space

Maj. Gen. Milnor Roberts
High Frontier

Plus Congressional Testimony from:

Joseph Cirincione, Director
Non-Proliferation Project

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

William Schneider, Former Member
Rumsfeld Commission

George Tenet, Director
Central Intelligence Agency

Produced: April 2, 2000
Running Time: 29 minutes
Show Number: 1330

Price: $39
Internet Discount: $29

 

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