Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1979: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1978 - United States |
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... enemy might attack . 1 . Survivability and Control As has been recognized for many years , a deterrent will not be credible if it can be knocked out by an enemy first - strike . Nor should a strategic deterrent invite an escalatory ...
... enemy might attack . 1 . Survivability and Control As has been recognized for many years , a deterrent will not be credible if it can be knocked out by an enemy first - strike . Nor should a strategic deterrent invite an escalatory ...
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... enemy's attack . Indeed , it is at least conceivable that the mission of assured destruction would not have to be executed at all in the event that deterrence failed . But no potential enemy should be permitted to think that he could ...
... enemy's attack . Indeed , it is at least conceivable that the mission of assured destruction would not have to be executed at all in the event that deterrence failed . But no potential enemy should be permitted to think that he could ...
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... enemy's problems , we must avoid reliance on only one type of delivery system , no matter how survivable it may appear at the moment . As with other investments , diversity must characterize our portfolio of strategic retaliatory forces ...
... enemy's problems , we must avoid reliance on only one type of delivery system , no matter how survivable it may appear at the moment . As with other investments , diversity must characterize our portfolio of strategic retaliatory forces ...
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... enemy attack . The possible use of nuclear weapons in a theater means that a potential enemy must consider a wider dispersal of his attacking forces than might otherwise be the case in a conventional conflict . This , in turn , makes ...
... enemy attack . The possible use of nuclear weapons in a theater means that a potential enemy must consider a wider dispersal of his attacking forces than might otherwise be the case in a conventional conflict . This , in turn , makes ...
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... enemy attempts at a breakthrough . Although NATO remains a defensive alliance , it must be able to counterattack . A potential enemy must not believe that he could win quick cheap victories or that the war would be fought for or involve ...
... enemy attempts at a breakthrough . Although NATO remains a defensive alliance , it must be able to counterattack . A potential enemy must not believe that he could win quick cheap victories or that the war would be fought for or involve ...
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active addition air defense aircraft airlift allies amphibious areas Army assessment attack balance ballistic missile base bomber capability carrier CHART command and control communications continue conventional cost cruise missile DEFENSE BUDGET Department of Defense deployed deployment deterrence effective efforts enemy equipment Europe fiscal fleet force levels force structure funds helicopter ICBM improve increase initial launchers logistic maintain maintenance major manpower Marine Corps ment military million MINUTEMAN MINUTEMAN III mission mobility modernization NATO naval forces Navy's nuclear forces nuclear weapons operations percent personnel planned potential procurement production projected readiness reduce request requirements reserve satellites sea control Secretary BROWN Senator STENNIS shipbuilding ships SLBM Soviet Navy Soviet Union squadrons SSBNs strategic nuclear submarines surveillance TACFIRE targets theater nuclear theater nuclear forces threat TRIDENT U.S. forces U.S. Navy United USSR V/STOL warfare Warsaw Pact weapon systems