@article{1356366,
      recid = {1356366},
      author = {Woodhead, Leslie.},
      title = {Star wars dreams [electronic resource] /},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (52 min.)},
      year = {2003},
      note = {Originally released as DVD.},
      abstract = {Star Wars Dreams reveals the hopes and illusions of  America s continuing search for invulnerability through a  missile defense system. It traces the fifty-year history of  America s multi-billion dollar Star Wars system from  President Eisenhower's Cold War commitment to a defense  against the Soviet Union, through President Reagan s  obsession with Star Wars, to President George W. Bush's  imminent deployment of a "Son of Star" Wars defense against  rogue states. Key witnesses include pro-missile defense  hawks Richard Perle and Dr. Edward Teller; crucial  political figures including former defense secretary Robert  McNamara; whistle-blowing scientist Professor Ted Postol  who accuses the government of fraud; and historian Frances  Fitzgerald who insists that the Star Wars missile defense  program is "surrounded by wishful thinking, fiction and  downright lying." Passionate supporters and opponents of  Star Wars confront the alarming implications of America s  quest for "Global Battlespace Dominance." This is also the  story of a powerful national mythology: a heady mix of deep  faith in high-technology solutions, political isolationism  and a yearning for security which is driving not only  missile defense but also President Bush s War on Terror.  Going behind the new frontline of the Star Wars missile  silos in Alaska, the film also gathers startling archive  film to illuminate America s longstanding fears and pursuit  of ultimate safety.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1356366},
}