The United States is becoming more and more wholly committed to a nuclear strategy; and to such a strategy in its extreme form of “the massive deterrent.” Our military doctrine and practice rest on the premise that safety is secured by maintenance of a force-in-being capable of annihilating the main base of the enemy.
The doctrine is expressed not merely in theoretical studies—which are indeed secondary—but in the allocation of defense funds, the organization of the military commands, and the concentration of official energies. From each of these perspectives, the budget and plans for the next fiscal year mean deeper commitment to the all-out nuclear strategy.
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