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D. Peter Maus[_2_] · August 25th 13, 10:22 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

On 8/25/13 03:23 , wrote:

This is why SDI was created. To fight missiles with missiles .

SDI was created to drive the Soviets into bankruptcy. SDI didn't

work. Couldn't be made to work. Wasn't supposed to work. It was a

strategy to end the USSR, which was already on the ropes.

If anything actually pushed the evil empire into real bankruptcy- it
was prohibition under Gorbachev... The gov't lost huge part of the
revenue due to very high alcohol prices .This had created a new
industry (underground) and all the money remained in private hands.
Eventually the state planned economy started to collapse . All the
way...

No doubt. But it doesn't change the fact that SDI was a red herring.
It couldn't work, and wasn't supposed to. But it's creation and public
presentation was a strategy to undo the Soviet Union. Whether it was
successful in that may be an issue of some debate, but that was its
purpose.