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Defense Costs and SALT Clash Over US Nuclear Stockpile
A shift in US Soviet China relations and SALT tensions drive Nixon to seek a larger nuclear arsenal. The plan would raise strategic warheads to 15,579 with total force including tactical weapons at 22,579. Debates hinge on deterrence, treaty timing, and costs.
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William Brock
R-Tenn
William Proxmire
D-Wis