Given this situation, I determined that, in the future, the United States must base decisions regarding its strategic force structure on the nature and magnitude of the threat posed by Soviet strategic forces.
Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Soviet and United States Compliance With Arms Control Agreements
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