For Peace!
1986 1986-08Read it in the scan (PDF at ETOL), page 2 →
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OF THE SKY! MAKY < HE BY OLIPHANI DEAF EAR Right now there is a very active program to develop a 100-kilowatt space nuclear reactor that could be flown by the early 1990s. They are moving on to developing even more massive nuclear reactors capable of being flown in space early in the 21st century.
Virtually all the military developments under the Reagan administration represent a systematic, coor -dinated, and fundamental shift in the strategic posture of this country. They hope to gain a capability to win in a nuclear war.
The only way even in the minds of the most manic militarists in the Pentagon that a decisive victory could be gained in a nuclear war is if there is an attack that is capable of blunting the retaliatory capabilities of the other side. That means a first strike against the Soviet Union, a disarming first strike.
Satellites and the first strike To achieve first-strike capability, first of all, you have to destroy the opponent's early-warning systemprimarily satellites in space. That means anti-satellite weapons. Second, you have to destroy hard targets like ICBM silos and command and control centers.