On the recordSeptember 11, 1984
Our goal remains not to match the Warsaw Pact system-for-system or warhead-for-warhead, but to maintain forces adequate for credible deterrence and defense.
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presidency.ucsb.eduOur goal remains not to match the Warsaw Pact system-for-system or warhead-for-warhead, but to maintain forces adequate for credible deterrence and defense.
Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate on the NATO Tactical Nuclear Posture
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