1. A Matter of Record.
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Payne, Keith
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NATIONAL security , *NUCLEAR weapons , *NUCLEAR warfare - Abstract
The article presents a response to an essay entitled "The Rise of U.S. Nuclear Primacy," by Keir Lieber and Daryl Press. The original paper claimed that the Pentagon structured the United States' nuclear arsenal to a goal of deterring nuclear attack on the United States, which the author claims is a mischaracterization of U.S. policy. Declassified documents and public statements from individuals including Defense Secretaries Robert McNamara and Clark Clifford are used to support the author's assertion.
- Published
- 2006
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