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![Declassified CIA docs on Reagan’s "Star Wars" strategy show difficult balance between projecting power - and projecting too much power](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/05/04/LaserCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Declassified CIA docs on Reagan’s “Star Wars” strategy show difficult balance between projecting power - and projecting too much power
Searching the CIA’s declassified document database for documents on the Cold War missile defense program nicknamed “Star Wars” shows that the Agency kept a close watch on public perception, but was wary of Soviets thinking that the program was too powerful - which might lead to an uptick in hostilities.