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Written by Rolling Stone: Features
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Thursday, 01 January 1970 |
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The Shield Star Wars began as a Reagan-era fantasy. Under Bush, it
is now the most expensive weapons system in the history of man. It
has never been successfully tested. It will never be finished. And
it is completely unnecessary.
I. IN WHICH WE FIRE UP THE GRILL
The backyard grill of america's missile defense shield is
located toward the bow of her seagoing radar unit. It's tucked
under an overhang, right next to the bright-orange, James
Bond-sleek lifeboats. The chef, a guy in a crisp white apron, is
starting the coals. The Pentagon has cleared me to see the shield,
so I've flown to Hawaii to tour the SBX radar, which is docked in
Pearl Harbor for repairs. So far, though, the answers I've been
getting are extremely...
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