Comments on Republican Policy Paper, "Nuclear Deterrence"
Comments on the 16 June 2005 Policy Paper
by the Senate Republican Policy Committee:
Maintaining Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century
Ivan Oelrich
Federation of American Scientists
June 2005
The United States Senate Republican Policy Committee recently published a Position Paper, Maintaining Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century. The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) has written a five page response pointing out what we believe are some errors in logic, points of fact, and strategy.
Links:
Maintaining Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century
Comments on Republican Policy Paper Nuclear Deterrence
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