The American Legion [Volume 119, No. 2 (August 1985)]

Cover: A 1952 Nuclear Explosion in Nevada by Photri Photo -- First Strike!: Could This Be the USSR's Master Plan? by Dr. Robert Jastrow -- Star Wars Defense: Fact or Science Fiction?: The Potential of S.D.I. Is Unclear; the Need Is Definite -- The Other Arms Race: Nuclear Proliferation Spawns Worldwide Peril by William H Hudnutt III -- The Big "E": A Gallant Ship's Crew Answers the Call to War by Richard F Newcomb -- Great American Beaches: Join the Throng and Escape to Summer's Playgrounds by Gary Turbak -- The Golden Years Are Getting Better: Here's Why Americans Are Living Longer, Healthier Lives by John Hanly Adams -- 50 Years of Social Security: This "Contract Between Generations" Remains Unbroken -- The Veterans" Advocate on Capitol Hill: Commander Bacon Gets Washington's Attention -- Veterans Deserve Good Jobs: Job Service Officers Help Veterans Find Work by Donald E Shasteen -- Preserving the Breath of Life: Research Seeks Relief for Emphysema Victims by Edward Edelson -- Big Issues: Should the United States Withdraw from the United Nations? -- Perspective -- Exposing the Big Lies of Moral Equivalence by John K Andrews Jr -- Letters -- Commander's Message -- Dateline Washington -- Veterans Update -- Legion News -- Veterans Adviser -- Legionnaires in Action -- Post of the Month -- Veterans Alert -- Orben's World -- Parting Shots