The Star Wars gambit riles the experts.

The article discusses how the Star Wars nuclear attack defense program of U.S. President Ronald Reagan has been criticized by U.S. defense research and policy experts. According to the author, some experts believe that Reagan unnecessarily raised questions about whether Star Wars would violate the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) treaty and complicate efforts to create a treaty that reduces U.S. and Soviet offensive nuclear weapons.