Download or read book Defense Issues. Volume 13, Number 14. Thinking About Tomorrow During Today's Battles written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared statement of Gen. Henry H. Shelton, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Feb. 3, 1998. Strategic nuclear deterrence remains vital, but U.S. strategy seeks to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction while building trust among nations through arms control, transparency and confidence-building efforts.