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The catechism repeated dutifully in official speeches is that defense programs and arms control must work together to advance the nation’s security. The reality is far different: our attempts to integrate the two have consistently failed, a conclusion on which advocates of new nuclear weapon programs as well as passionate supporters of arms control can readily agree.
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Krepon, M. (1984). Two Camps. In: Strategic Stalemate: Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control in American Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07719-9_1
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