Word: alarmistic
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...French, Britain seemed to be exhibiting far more "nervousness" than the Berlin crisis warranted. "The worst thing in the world," said one French official in tones of Gallic superiority, "would be to become alarmist and lose one's sangfroid." As for West Germany's Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, he regarded the British approach as downright dangerous. "Eliminate the Berlin threat," growled Adenauer, in one private session, his cold-hoarsened voice trembling with anger. "Wipe it out entirely. Then I will talk about something else...
Doubts & Bucks. It remained for the U.S. top military man to turn the tables and question whether alarmist testimony might not be doing U.S. defenses more harm than good. It is probably true, said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, capable, low-pressure General Nathan Farragut Twining, that the U.S. is behind Russia in long-range missiles and must "get on the move" to catch up. But "It is important that we realize, at home and abroad, that we are not-today-in my judgment, in a position of inferior military strength vis-á-vis the Soviet Union...
...take good care of his theaters and play the best pictures available, keeping in mind how good they are rather than how cheaply he can get them, I am sure that he will not go out of business." Apparently just as sure, in spite of his cries of wolf, Alarmist Silverman went ahead with plans to help back a $6,000,000 Old Testament movie epic called Solomon and Sheba...
...though its initial alarmist handling of the crisis had set off a hysterical rush for Arab "solidarity" with Syria, might yet emerge ahead. It had failed to halt Syria's sag toward Russia. But the Arabs had been plainly scared by the behavior of the nation they had invited into the Middle East. "Positive neutrality" did not look so attractive. Syria had provided a humiliating demonstration of the penalties of flirting with Russia. Distaste for Russia's performance made Arabs more sympathetic...
...third and by far the preferable reaction is not acquiesence, nor is it the rabid, alarm-filled articles that have come from many sources. Possibly there was a need for the alarmist cries a few years ago, when the danger of reckless investigations had just become apparent. But too often the cries have turned to cliches; instead of pointing to danger, they minimize it by their tired aspect of "cry wolf...