Deterrence Itself Is Not A

There Was No Race - But To The Extent That There Was An Arms Competition, It Was Almost Entirely On The Soviet Side, First To Catch Up And Then To Surpass The Americans.

A Total Nuclear Freeze Is Counterproductive - Especially Now, When Technology Is Rapidly Changing And The Soviets Have Some Important Strategic Advantages.

New Developments In Weapon Systems During The 1950s And Early 1960s Created A Situation That Was Most Dangerous, And Even Conducive To Accidental War.

It Is Immoral From Almost Any Point Of View To Refuse To Defend Yourself And Others From Very Grave And Terrible Threats, Even As There Are Limits To The Means That Can Be Used In Such Defense.

To The Extent That These Advanced Weapons Or Their Components Are Treated As Articles Of Commerce, Perhaps For Peaceful Uses As In The Plowshare Program, Their Cost Would Be Well Within The Resources Available To Many Large Private Organizations.