The U. S. Navy must rethink the ordering of its ASW mission priorities for, with the emergence of a significant Soviet sea-launched ballistic missile capability, the survival of essential elements of all our nuclear forces is now, more surely than ever, measured in minutes.
Prize Essay 1971
FIRST HONORABLE MENTION
The views herein are those of the authors and are not to be considered as implying an official endorsement of factual accuracy, opinion, conclusions, or recommendations by the Department of Defense.
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