Philip Morrison and Paul F. Walker, in
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son Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017.
Since 1945, the United States has invested more than $2 trillion in its military establishment and, despite Soviet gains, stands today as the world's foremost military power. While pressures are mounting for the deployment of more costly weapons, Morrison, an M.I.T. physicist, and Walker, a research Fellow in Harvard's Program for Science and Inter- national Affairs, argue...