Biographical information; the duties of the deputy secretary of defense; how Nitze met LBJ; the issue of balancing deterrent and war fighting forces; maintaining an alliance among non-Communist countries; 1960 Department of Defense issues, such as disarmament, the development of weapons and relations with particular countries in the world; the changing nature of U.S. relations with Russia during JFK's administration.
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