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...money in the budget for ABM procurement, but state in the budget, and in my written report to the Congress, that none of those funds will be spent and no decision will be made to deploy an ABM system until after we make every possible effort to negotiate an agreement with the Soviets, which will prohibit deployment of defenses by either side and will limit offensive forces as well...
...informed Dean Rusk, the Secretary of State, of the President's decision. He immediately approached the Soviets, seeking to initiate negotiation of an ABM treaty. They refused to participate even in preliminary discussions of such an agreement...
Kosygin was furious. The blood rushed to his face, he pounded on the table, and he said, "Defense is moral; offense is immoral!" That was essentially the end of the discussion. The Soviet Union was by no means ready at that time to discuss an agreement banning defensive systems...
Following our return to Washington, there was unanimous agreement among the Chiefs, the President and me that we must initiate action to expand our offensive forces. The cheapest way to do that was to develop MIRVs. By placing more than one warhead on each missile, the U.S. could increase the number of warheads far more cheaply than by building more missiles. But we recognized this was a very dangerous step--if the Soviets followed our lead, as we must assume they would, it would lead to a dramatic increase in the offensive forces of each side. We therefore concluded that...
...feel any frustration. The complications are difficult; outside intervention increases the complexity. But I believe the Lebanese will reach agreement, and we will continue to assist Lebanon no matter how long it takes...