SALT and the Public Law

Sadly observing that there was no hope for a new SALT pact when the old offensive arms agreement ran out on October 3, the Los Angeles Times wondered (in a September 5 editorial) how to cope with the Soviets’ buildup of “an ominous force of superheavy intercontinental missiles,” their “impressive strides in both accuracy and multiple warhead technology,” and their creation of “a civil defense program far more ambitious than anything ever contemplated in America,” As for moves toward dealing with this growing threat, the editorial concluded:

There are two ways to do that. One is to build whatever weapons are necessary to preserve the balance. The other is to preserve the balance through arms control agreements. There is no question that the arms-limitation route is by far the better; unfortunately, there is a question as to whether it will be successful.

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E. F. Black

Sadly observing that there was no hope for a new SALT pact when the old offensive arms agreement ran out on October 3, the Los Angeles Times wondered (in a September 5 editorial) how to cope with the Soviets’ buildup of “an ominous force of superheavy intercontinental missiles,” their “impressive strides in both accuracy and multiple warhead technology,” and their creation of “a civil defense program far more ambitious than anything ever contemplated in America,” As for moves toward dealing with this growing threat, the editorial concluded:

There are two ways to do that. One is to build whatever weapons are necessary to preserve the balance. The other is to preserve the balance through arms control agreements. There is no question that the arms-limitation route is by far the better; unfortunately, there is a question as to whether it will be successful.