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Litigation Release - Section VI Minimum Deterrence Damage Limitation.pdf

-- 1 of 49 -- Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................1 Responses to the Minimum Deterrence Arguments Against Damage Limitation ...................5 Reliability of Deterrence ............................................................................................................5 Feasibility of Damage Limitation ..............................................................................................7 Affordability of Damage Limitation ..........................................................................................8 Damage Limitation and First-Strike Stability ............................................................................9 Damage Limitation and Arms Race Stability ..........................................................................12 Summary ..................................................................................................................................17 Damage Limitation and U.S. Policy ...........................................................................................18 Damage Limitation as a Constant in U.S. Policy.....................................................................22 Views Supporting the Continuity of Damage Limitation in U.S...