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Given the inherent complexity of the issues, the technical jargon in which they are couched, and the deliberate obscurantism of some of those engaged in the discussion, it is hardly surprising that most Americans have only a vague idea of what the battle over SALT is all about.

A sovereign remedy for these ills, however, is now at hand. Lieutenant General Daniel O. Graham’s Shall America Be Defended? SALT II and Beyond (Arlington House, $10.95) ranks among the best of several excellent books that have recently appeared on the subject of disarmament in general, the SALT agreements in particular. The author, former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, exhibits a complete familiarity with the technical and military aspects of his subject, but writes in direct, colloquial English that makes his meaning pellucidly clear.

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Given the inherent complexity of the issues, the technical jargon in which they are couched, and the deliberate obscurantism of some of those engaged in the discussion, it is hardly surprising that most Americans have only a vague idea of what the battle over SALT is all about.

A sovereign remedy for these ills, however, is now at hand. Lieutenant General Daniel O. Graham’s Shall America Be Defended? SALT II and Beyond (Arlington House, $10.95) ranks among the best of several excellent books that have recently appeared on the subject of disarmament in general, the SALT agreements in particular. The author, former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, exhibits a complete familiarity with the technical and military aspects of his subject, but writes in direct, colloquial English that makes his meaning pellucidly clear.