War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with Paul Nitze, 1987 [2]
Description:
For nearly half a century, Paul Nitze was one of the chief architects of U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union, and a prominent member of the Committee on the Present Danger. In the interview he begins with his views that the Soviet Union has a grand design of expansion to spread communism. He also describes the evolution of Soviet and American nuclear strategy, often in response to each other. He discusses Paul Warnke's nomination as chief negotiator at SALT II. He also expresses his views on the arms control agreements between the Soviet Union and the United States.