... détente could dent but could not destroy what is sometimes termed the 'inherent bad faith model' of the Soviet Union (438). However, many views of the international system appeared to support détente. The superpowers' allies were no longer completely dependent on them for their economic and military support; they had acquired some sense of independence economically, and ... that unless the United States persisted in confronting them directly, Washington would be out-flanked. In his view, "détente was a fraud perptrated on the United States by a Machievellian adversary and a misgu...

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