Commission Finds Fault With DOD Nuclear Deterrence Posture

Bettina H. Chavanne January 09, 2009
The U.S. Defense Department has failed to recognize the psychological and political importance of U.S. deterrent forces, according to a congressionally chartered commission examining the nation’s strategic posture. “Deterrence is in the eye of the beholder,” according to James Schlesinger, chairman...

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