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Star Wars is a Multi-Billion Dollar LemonStar Wars Doesn't WorkU.S. taxpayers have sunk over $70 billion into Star Wars since President Reagan first floated the idea in the early 80s and we have nothing to show for it. Most of the early missile defense concepts have been scrapped and the most recent version of missile shield technology has failed more tests than it has passed. Most experts agree that any nation possessing the ability to develop a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile capable of striking the United States could also easily develop counter-measures (read: "decoys") that would foil our most advance missile defenses. That's why 50 Nobel Prize winning scientists signed a letter stating that President Bush's Star Wars scheme would "offer little protection and do grave harm to the nation's national security interests." Star Wars Wastes Taxpayer DollarsThe most frequent justification for spending billions on Star Wars is the possibility that a "rogue nation" will launch a nuclear missile at the United States. North Korea or Iran are cited as the most likely nuclear threats to the United States. However, neither North Korea nor Iran nor Libya currently possess missiles capable of striking the United States. Even if one of these nations did possess missiles capable of hitting our shores would they suddenly decide to commit national suicide by launching one? Star Wars Drives the Arms RaceThe biggest missile threat to the United States remains Russia's massive nuclear arsenal. If the United States insists on testing and deploying a missile defense system, Russia, and China, will respond by modernizing and expanding their nuclear arsenals. Both the Russian and Chinese governments have repeatedly stated that they will take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that they retain the ability to overpower U.S. defenses - whether they work or not. If China begins building up its nuclear arsenal, India, and then Pakistan, will certainly follow suit. Instead of leading the world down the path to nuclear abolition, President Bush, with his quixotic desire for Star Wars, is condemning future generations to a world riddled with nuclear weapons and the dangers they entail. Star Wars Doesn't Address the Real Threats to the United StatesWhile the Pentagon and the White House have been fixated on missile trajectories America's enemies have been practicing the art of terror with box cutters. The most likely way a terrorist would choose to deliver a nuclear or chemical weapon to our shores would be via a boat or truck loaded with explosives. As we learned the hard way on September 11th, Star Wars does nothing to protect Americans from the very real threats that we face. Worse, the money we continue to waste on Star Wars is money that we could be putting to good use on education, the environment, beefing up security around our ports, social security... the list goes on. Take Action
• Order these great "Star Wars is a Lemon" postcards. • Download our handy Star Wars Fact Sheet |
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