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SYSK Selects: Did Reagan's Star Wars program win the Cold War?

SYSK Selects: Did Reagan's Star Wars program win the Cold War?

Stuff You Should Know

July 7, 201835m 27s

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Show Notes

Putting lasers in space to blast Soviet missiles out of the air was a very real part of Ronald Reagan's defense policy. While his "Star Wars" program was derided at home and abroad, historians are beginning to wonder if it didn't help win the Cold War after all.

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