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...wanted a nuclear strategy that would have "greater flexibility," a phrase that went unexplained?and virtually unnoticed by the public?until last summer. At that time, Schlesinger disclosed that the U.S. missile force was being retriggered to give the U.S. a "counterforce" capability; i.e., the means to strike?if desired???only at Soviet military forces and installations rather than let loose a wholesale volley that would also destroy population centers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DEFENSE: Arming to Disarm in the Age of Detente | 2/11/1974 | See Source »

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