Military, Warfare Studies, History 

With urgency and high emotion, Dr. Caldicott describes the dilemma, from the days of America's own nuclear preponderance, to parity in the 1970s, to our present quest for superiority. Her formula for the steps to be taken to begin the pullback from the abyss add a dimension of hope to her cry of danger and near-despair.

The present book is a structured argument against the belief that the US nuclear arsenal is inferior. To Dr. Caldicott, the supposed Soviet lead in missilery is based on the outmoded idea that the weight of the warhead is what counts. She reminds us that American warheads are smaller because the United States has learned the technique of miniaturizing them. The Soviet Union does not possess anything to match the cruise II and Pershing II. ''It does not have an incredibly accurate land-based missile like the MX or a sophisticated, accurate sea-launched missile like the Trident II. But almost certainly it will develop these if the arms race is not stopped.'' 

Softcover. Good condition.

U264 .C34

355.0217
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