The Secret Plans for Nuclear War

This chapter discusses the Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan (JSCP) and its revelation that the US military was operating separately from the political class. It explores the plans for nuclear war on the Soviet Union and China, highlighting the irony of aiming for the defeat of the Sino-Soviet block despite their later split. The chapter also mentions the extreme nature of the revelations in Ellsberg's book, 'The Doomsday Machine', which received tragically little coverage. The role of Ellsberg in exposing these plans and the implications for the state's dual structure and military autonomy in the US are also discussed.