Word: acheson
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...Acheson, besides advocating a build-up of European troop strength, warned that a withdrawal of U.S. troops from their overseas bases would be a signal for Russian attack...
...Dean Acheson last night called for a strengthening of the conventional forces of NATO nations as a "credible deterrent" to Russian aggression in Europe. The former Secretary of State made his plea in the second of a series of three William L. Clayton Lectures, celebrating the 25th year of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts...
...Acheson warned further that America must be constantly on guard against Communist attempts to separate the United States and its European allies. If Russia could succeed in these attempts, he said, it would have won the battle of Europe without a single act of violence...
...Acheson dismissed the possibility of America's adopting a strategy of fighting a nuclear war with tactical weapons on a European battleground as "militarily impractical and politically obnoxious...
...further need in maintaining the strength of the west, Acheson argued, is the creation of "an international economic system." He cited the extensive overseas employment of British capital during the 19th century, and asserted that if the United States put in effect a similar program, "we could carry on the Marshall Plan twice a year...