Then and Now: Global History and Culture

"Then and Now" connects events from the past with today's news headlines. Current episodes are history topics from my global culture and history course. In 2006, the podcast started with students in my introductory global history and culture course at the Univ of Minn. Previous episodes reviewed history topics, special music episodes connecting a country's culture with its music, interviews with voices of students and community members as they were part of historical events, and other topics. Episodes featured independent music artists. Share comments about the podcast with David Arendale, [email protected]

(Bonus) Post-Cold War Era - Wikipedia 03/14/2024

(Bonus) The Strategic Defense Initiative - Wikipedia 03/14/2024

(Bonus) The Strategic Defense Initiative - Wikipedia (Bonus) The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), nicknamed the " program", was a proposed system intended to protect the United States from attack by ( and ). The concept was announced on March 23, 1983, by President , a vocal critic of the doctrine of (MAD), which he described as a "". Reagan called upon American scientists and engineers to develop a system that would render obsolete. Elements of the program reemerged in 2019 with the (SDA). The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) was set up in 1984 within the to oversee development. A wide array of advanced weapon concepts, including lasers, , and ground and space-based missile systems were studied, along with various sensor, , and systems that would be needed to control a system consisting of hundreds of combat centers and satellites spanning the entire globe and involved in a very short battle. The United States held a significant advantage in the field of comprehensive advanced missile defense systems through decades of extensive research and testing; a number of these concepts and obtained technologies and insights were transferred to subsequent programs The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), nicknamed the " program", was a proposed system intended to protect the United States from attack by ( and ). The concept was announced on March 23, 1983, by President , a vocal critic of the doctrine of (MAD), which he described as a "". Reagan called upon American scientists and engineers to develop a system that would render obsolete. Elements of the program reemerged in 2019 with the (SDA). The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) was set up in 1984 within the to oversee development. A wide array of advanced weapon concepts, including lasers, , and ground and space-based missile systems were studied, along with various sensor, , and systems that would be needed to control a system consisting of hundreds of combat centers and satellites spanning the entire globe and involved in a very short battle. The United States held a significant advantage in the field of comprehensive advanced missile defense systems through decades of extensive research and testing; a number of these concepts and obtained technologies and insights were transferred to subsequent programs /episode/index/show/thenandnow/id/30248253