Previous offerings in this space have alluded to the best-kept secret of our times—the bizarre idea of “mutual assured destruction,” on which the SALT accords, and American policy on arms control in general, are based.
The doctrine is not “secret,” of course, from anyone who is reasonably familiar with debate on issues of disarmament. But it has been effectively kept from the American people, since nobody (including opponents of SALT) talks very much about the matter in public and since the doctrine is so incredible on the face of it the average citizen can hardly believe such things are true even when they do get mentioned.
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