The United States Missile Defense SystemAbstractWhen Ronald Reagan was president, he and his staff came up with the idea of ​​a missile defense system that would defend the country in the event of a a nuclear missile attack. This system was called "Star Wars" and the basic principle was that it would be a shield that would cover all fifty states. However, government officials soon realized that Reagan's defense system was impossible to build, so the program was abandoned, but the idea of ​​\u200b\u200bdefending the country from a missile attack remained. Today the US government is trying to build a new, more realistic missile defense system. However, not all problems have been resolved, and the US government should not deploy its missile defense system without conducting further tests. Purpose of Missile Defense Imagine that one morning the news arrives that the United States Capitol has just been attacked by a missile attack. Information is posted at every station, and there are images showing Washington DC razed to the ground. All this only because in recent years the US government tried to develop a defense system too quickly and for this reason did not have adequate tests to determine whether the system would work or not. Furthermore, they would not have been attacked if it were not for their attempt to develop this system. Every day this threat becomes more and more of a possibility for the United States. Since this could happen, the US government should not deploy its defense system unless it conducts further, more realistic tests. The name of the missile program developed to protect the United States is National Missile Defense. This program... half of paper... works. MIT Business Technology Review. Retrieved March 14, 2003, from http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/postol0402.aspQ&A: son of star wars. (2002, December 17). BBC News. Retrieved March 11, 2003, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/696028.stmReynolds, M. (2002, December 24). Missile plan faces obstacles; The Pentagon welcomes Bush's proposal to implement the system over three years, but critics say an essential testing phase would be left out. Los Angeles Times. Main news; Part 1; Page 1.Warren, D. (2001, May 3). Breaking down criticism of Bush's shield: Common arguments against the US missile defense plan and why it will never work. The Ottawa Citizen. News, page A17.Wright, D. & Postol, T. (2000, May 11). The missile defense system will not work. Common Dreams News Center. Retrieved March 6, 2003, from http://www.commondreams.org/views/051100-101.htm