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peace. But Khrushchov’s military ideas based on nuclearfetishism and nuclear blackmail are entirely wrong.Khrushchov sees only nuclear weapons. According to him,“The present level of military technique being what it is, theAir Force and the Navy have lost their former importance.These arms are being replaced and not reduced.” 1Of course, those units and men having combat duties on theground are even less significant. According to him, “In ourtime, a country’s defensive capacity is not determined by thenumber of men under arms, of men in uniform. . . . acountry’s defense potential depends in decisive measure onthe fire-power and the means of delivery that country commands.”2As for the militia and the people, they are still more inconsequential.Khrushchov has made the well-known remarkthat for those now having modern weapons at their disposal,the militia is not an army but just human flesh. 3Khrushchov’s whole set of military theories runs completelycounter to Marxist-Leninist teachings on war and the army.To follow his wrong theories will necessarily involve disintegratingthe army and disarming oneself morally.Obviously, if any socialist country should accept Khrushchov’serroneous military strategy, it would inevitably placeitself in a most dangerous position.Khrushchov may confer on himself such titles as “a greatpeace champion”, award himself a peace prize and pin heroes’medals on himself, but no matter how much he may praisehimself, he will not be able to cover up his dangerous practiceof recklessly playing with nuclear weapons or his fawningbefore imperialist nuclear blackmail.1N. S. Khrushchov, Report to the Session of the Supreme Soviet ofthe USSR, January 1960.2Ibid.3N. S. Khrushchov, Speech at the Meeting of Representatives ofFraternal Parties in Bucharest, June 24, 1960.248