US policy: strategic modernization and arms control

JAN 01, 1983

Robert W. Dean

The public discussion of the so-called war-fighting strategy of this Administration completely misconstrues the basic objectives of US and alliance policies. We do not seek strategic superiority over the Soviet Union and the nations of the Warsaw Pact. We do seek equality in the form of a strategic balance that provides greater security for all nations.

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Robert W. Dean, Deputy Director, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, United States Department of State.

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