WDET:
Lately on Thursdays, Detroit Today has been talking about issues that used to dominate news headlines but have sort of fizzled out over the years. The upcoming release of the latest Star Wars film inspired a discussion about the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI).
SDI, commonly referred to us “Star Wars,” was championed by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. At the tail end of the Cold War, the United States was seeking a defensive advantage in the event of a Soviet missile attack.
Peter Trumbore, associate professor of political science and an expert in foreign policy and national security at Oakland University, joins Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson to revisit the “Star Wars” defense system.
