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Witnesses testified on the security of the nation’s energy infrastructure, including the threats posed by electromagnetic pulses (EMPs). EMPs are natural or man-made bursts of energy that ca…

Officials spoke about the quadrennial defense review, military transformation to meet emerging threats, the use of technology and improved weapons systems, and lessons from operations in Afg…

Experts talked about missile defense technologies and deploying missile defense systems. Among the topics they addressed were building land and sea-based systems, implications for arms contr…

Panelists discussed the continuing evolution of the military and its leadership. They stressed the importance of military readiness and the perceived erosion of military defense. Following t…

As part of an annual conference of conservative organizations, strategic defense experts discussed the ballistic missile threat to the U.S. They emphasized that although the Soviet Union no …

The guests talked about the dangers of nuclear weapons in today’s world.

The House Republican Research Committee Project Freedom Task Force held a hearing on the current status of Russian/Lithuanian relations. The witnesses, including a member of Lithuania’s parl…

Henry Cooper, Director of the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, spoke about his experiences in the “Star Wars” program. He outlined the history of the program, starting with Preside…

Members of the International Security Council continued to discuss the future of Soviet military policy at a Symposium that was held at the U.S. State Department.

The House Republican Research committee conducted a forum concerning the current status of the strategic defense initiative and U.S. military policy. The strategic defense initiative is a mi…

Henry Cooper and Stephen Hadley spoke to reporters on the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program, also known as the “Star Wars” program. Originally conceived as being a total U.S. defens…

Mr. Cooper announced the successful results of a test of a portion of the Strategic Defense Initiative program. This test successfully intercepted a limited ballistic missile, which is an im…

Ambassador Cooper spoke on “SDI: A New Imperative in the Wake of Iraq’s Aggression.”