CAPTIONED: "Star Wars" #4/5 - A Trojan Horse in Space (2000)

'Star Wars': New Hope or Phantom Menace? Part 4 of 5 - A Trojan Horse in Space America's Defense Monitor Show #1330 WHUT-TV, Washington, DC Original Air Date: April 2, 2000 total run time: 28 minutes SYNOPSIS: For 40 years, American scientists have tried - and failed - to build a system to protect the U.S. from long-range missile attack. In October 1999, the successful test of a missile interceptor breathed new life into Ronald Reagan's dream of a national shield against enemy missiles. But will building "Star Wars" make us any safer? Featured Experts: Tom Collina Union of Concerned Scientists Bruce Gagnon Global Network Against Nuclear Power & Weapons in Space Maj. Gen. Milnor Roberts High Frontier Joseph Cirincione Carnegie Endowment for International Peace William Schneider Rumsfeld Commission George Tenet Director, Central Intelligence Agency And remarks by: U.S. Senator Thad Cochran U.S. Senator James Inhofe President Ronald Reagan Written, edited, and produced by Jon Lottman for the Center for Defense Information. Program content © 2000, CDI, inc.