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...foreign policy message to Congress last May, for example, the President declared that deterrence based on the ability to kill tens of millions of Soviet citizens was "inconsistent with American values." He also said that he 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...

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

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