https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/034042d7c604442c6e2d270bf68ff3ef.pdf 5cb72d923386c9299f6f5cb0c7afa745 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Dsricetuflait&talgaeTOi v^lt^/ciS la &^8.fo&ti£$/fa}dBmation DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS • MEMORANDUM TQ. the Under-Secretary Security RESTRICTED Date AVgV.St.2 ? ..l?55 FROM: . . . , Defence#Liaison (i) Division REFERENCE SUBJECT: File No. £~0 3 3 3- <i° I t Colonel 'Leghorn'1'a' Article'"''The'Great Deterrent and. Graduated, Ac tiojq"., The substance of the attached paper was published last March in U.S. News and World Report and, consequently, has had wide publicity. 2. I am not convinced of either the moral or political desirability of trying to limit or humanize war. Prom a moral point of view, what Is really criminal is having recourse to war, whatever form it might take. 3. Prom a political point of view, I think it is questionable that nuclear war should be rendered more tolerable. The political feasibility of ruling out attacks on cities seems to me to raise tore difficult problems of international supervision, which has proved so intractable in the disarmament discussions. I have in fact amended my paper on "The k. Nuclear Deterrent" In an effort to take account of this approach to the problem which, as you know, is shared by others. I have also drawn the attention of the Defence Department to the statement oh this approach made by Admiral Buzzard, who wrote a letter to the Minister. In the circumstances, I propose that no further action be taken on this paper. J, Defence Lia ision 000708 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW00157 Title A name given to the resource Memorandum, Defence Liaison (1) Division to the Under-Secretary, "Colonel Leghorn's Article 'The Great Deterrent and Graduated Action'" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/2/1955 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Study on Canadian National Security Policy, RG25, file 50333-40, LAC. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Department of External Affairs Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Early Cold War, Canadian National Security Description An account of the resource Department of External Affairs, Ottawa Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en