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SDI/Star Wars #314562

CBS Evening News for Tuesday, Feb 03, 1987
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.

(DC: David Martin) Disagreement between Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and Secretary of State George Shultz over Weinberger's push for early deployment of phase 1 of SDI/Star Wars, endorsed by President Reagan, examined; details given, scenes shown. [Senator Robert DOLE - notes President's support for deployment.] [Pentagon spokesperson Robert SIMS - defs. plan.] [SHULTZ - disagrees.] Deployment's violation of anti-ballistic missile treaty noted. [Senator J. Bennett JOHNSTON - lists criticisms of SDI/Star Wars early deployment.] Today's nuclear test in Nevada and USSR halt to its moratorium on such testing mentioned.

Reporter(s):
Martin, David;
Rather, Dan
Duration:
00:02:00

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