1. Henry A. Kissinger argues that nuclear arms limitation agreements will reduce the threat of nuclear war while G. Warren Nutter argues that these agreements in fact increase the threat. What evidence does each author use to support his argument? Whose argument do you find more persuasive? Explain, citing from the text.
2. What are the similarities between the arguments set forth by G. Warren Nutter (opposing the policy of détente) and those of Richard V. Allen (opposing “peaceful coexistence” with the Soviet Union)? How do their arguments differ?
3. Russian Dmitri Klimov cites American authorities to support his claim that the Strategic Defense Initiative weapons system proposed by Ronald Reagan is meant to achieve military superiority over the Soviet Union. His article was published in a Soviet military newspaper. What impact do you think his use of American sources had on those who read...