Fear of new arms race
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) NEW YORK, Jan. 15. The “New York Times” today proposed “a great national debate” on the Nixon Administration’s switch from simple defence against nuclear war to what the newspaper called “the positioning of nuclear warheads for a first strike at the Soviet Union.” In'an editorial, the newspaper said: “The development of this so-called ’nuclear warfighting capability’ has begun with the re-targetting of some Minuteman 1.C.8.M.5, previously pointed at Soviet cities, for the ‘counterforce’ mission of striking at Soviet silos—before they have launched their 1.C.8.M.5-and and at other military objectives. . . .”
The “New York Times” said: “A national debate is vital because of the immediate impact of the new strategy on Soviet military planning, on the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and on the opportunity to halt a new arms race in multiplewarhead missiles. . . .”
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33434, 16 January 1974, Page 13
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