Jack Hitt discusses the Reagan "Star Wars" missile defense system into which this country has poured zillions of dollars and loads of hope with no reasonable evidence that the thing can ever work.
You know, I understand why someone would want to believe there could be a magic genie that could protect us from that kind of attack, just as I can understand why some folks are so gung ho about the U.S. spending so much on hardware for defense. What always puzzles me is why the question of whether the hardware will work is treated like some nitpicky technicality. It's almost like some people think spending billions on planes that won't fly or defense systems that won't defend is still better than not spending as much on protecting this great nation of ours.