Deterrence and Survival in the Nuclear Age (nov 1, 1957 – nov 30, 1957)

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-Report submitted to the NSC and President Eisenhower concerning strategy to prepare for a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union
-It is commonly referred to as the Gaither Report; the name is derived from the chairman of the Science Advisory Committee, H. Rowan Gaither
-Called for an urgent strengthening of the US's missile technology and defensive and offensive military capabilities alongside a 50% increase in US military spending and a redesign of the Department of Defense
-This likely increased tensions because it called for increasing military forces with the intention of using the strengthened military forces against the USSR

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