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...time I signed, things were escalating--with the MX missile, space defense, and all that." Bloembergen said "I was very much against it, and thought we should sit down and talk seriously about these matters. I think so even more...
...launched, invulnerable to a soviet first strike and low cost. Our present system of land based Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) has long been recognized as grossly inadequate. Ironically, this system of land based Minutemen will be superseded by an even more deficient nuclear weapon system, the Missile Experimental, MX...
With the typical kneejerk reaction characteristic of American defence policy, the past and present Administrations have supported the 10 warhead 70 It, leviathan MX because the Soviets have weapons even larger. Instead of thinking beyond the Soviets clumsy and weak nuclear doctrine, our leaders copied it and at huge expense. Bigger is not better and more destructive weapons no longer alter the "balance of terror"; they only make the "rubble bounce...
Originally, the idea was to find an invulnerable busing mode for the MX. An impossibility, now the Administration aims to put them in the very spots which were deemed too unsafe in the first place. Sitting ducks, these new missiles will rest in antiquated immobile silos making a potential first strike advantageous, thereby reducing the possibility of retaliation. This inherently dangerous and destabilizing system promotes a "hair trigger" mentality. Each side lives ready and poised at the button hoping to gain the upper hand by striking first. During House debate last week, Rep. Joseph P. Addabb pointed out regarding...
Should a nuclear crisis over occur, the object would be to restore deterrence as quickly as possible before escalation. In the event of an attack on the U.S., rapid response ICBMs (Minuteman, MX. Midgetman) force the Soviets into a "use or lose" situation. Instead of forcing the Politburo into a 30-minute decision, the best method of retaliation might come from the very slow cruise missile which takes 4-12 hours to strike. In the meantime, communication and hopefully negotiation for restoring order could get underway. "We have sustained your attack and we have retaliated in the hope that...