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Part II. Explains France's strategic defense implementation plan and analyzes the available resources to support the said plan. France's continuing mission to protect its national territory and approaches as redefined by the French White Paper on Defense; French force mix; Weapons mix; Economic resources; Strategic cooperation.

Comments on various issues related to modern weapons. Reasons why the issues of strategy and policy are never mere derivatives of complicated technical facts; Information on fundamental changes being made in military policy by the U.S. government; Information on the Polaris and Minuteman weapon systems; View that the Polaris-Minuteman seems tied to the idea of "pushbutton warfare"; Significance of the Maginot Line.