The language was disengaged and technical – all about throw-weights, survivability, counterforce, and countervalue targets. But it was a dazzling account of the logic of nuclear deterrence and the mechanics of mutually assured destruction, which both the US and Soviet Union applied throughout the Cold War.
他并没有过多提及可能因核战争爆发而被蒸发、摧毁、烤焦、烧烂或受辐射至死的活生生的生命。他的发言是超脱的，是技术的——尽是些关于发射重量、生存能力、还击和打击目标的内容。但核威慑和确保互相摧毁机制的逻辑十分惹人注目——这也是美国和苏联在冷战期间所采用的战略。