Such common sense causes them to support as well activities that outrage these elites such as the wartime use of strategic influence operations (involving deception, if necessary), measures to ensure continuity of government in the event of "decapitating" attacks against us and the fielding of effective anti-missile defenses.

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To his credit, he has responded to the latest charges with characteristic forthrightness and courage, affirming the importance of public and press confidence in the defense department's official declarations while underscoring the military's need to use deception in appropriate circumstances to assure tactical and strategic success.

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Opponents of arms control in the 1970s lumped the "radical" and "strategic" schools together and attacked any effort to stabilize military relations between the superpowers as a mirage or a deliberate deception.

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