Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 17, 1986

Transcript:

Mike: "Mike - have to go to three art openings tonight. Don't wait up, love. P.S. - Can we work on our marriage next Tuesday?" TV: One last question, Mr. President. Do you think the billions you've already spent on ABM and space-based weapons research has made the world a safer place? Ronald Reagan: Safer? Gosh, yes, much safer! You see the new ABM technology will eventually protect our first strike missiles from their first strike missiles...unless, of course, they try to overwhelm our ABMs with MIRVs, which is why we need space-based weapons as well as lasers to defend those weapons from mines. That way we'll be able to blow up their mines that blow up our space weapons that blow up their MIRVs that overwhelm our ABMs that blow up their missiles that blow up our missiles that blow up their country before they blow up ours. Person: Thank you, Mr. President. Ronald Reagan: Peace.