Table of Contents

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Tables and Figures, pg. ix*Foreword to the Second Edition, pg. x*Acknowledgements, pg. xxviii*Sources, pg. xxx*Abbreviations, pg. xxxii*1. Introduction, pg. 1*2. The Intelligence Community, pg. 8*3. The Estimating Process, pg. 30*4. The Missile Gap, pg. 62*5. Greater-Than-Expected Threats, pg. 81*6. An Invulnerable Deterrent, pg. 97*7. The Sentinel Decision, pg. 118*8. The Nixon Administration: Protecting Minuteman Through Safeguard, pg. 129*9. Protecting Minuteman Through SALT, pg. 153*10. Preparing for the Threat: 1972-6, pg. 169*11. US Intelligence and the Soviet Strategic Threat, pg. 183*Notes, pg. 199*Bibliography, pg. 219*Index, pg. 229