Word: armament
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...seems quite clear that all this armament is not solely for the purpose of maintaining order in the interior of its frontiers. Germany is trying to equip her infantry units with the most powerful weapons possible; she is undoubtedly preparing them with a view to offensive warfare...
...object of the conference is to "prepare the provisional text of a treaty supplementing the Washington Armament Treaty...
...Germain Convention 1) is not a plan for the general restriction of armament, inasmuch as it permits the signatories to supply one another with arms; 2) is objectionable because it prohibits the sale of arms to countries not parties to the Convention when such action might be highly desirable (as, for example, it might be desirable to furnish arms to some Latin American not a party to the Convention, but defending itself from aggression) ; 3) would require special legislation by Congress which the Government is not prepared to undertake; 4) is so intertwined with the League of Nations...
...armament consists of 1,400 officers...
Aside from ending the unpleasant armament disagreement between France and Great Britain, the effect of this treaty will be to lend substance to the empty formula of Article X* of the League Covenant, and make a practical first step in the reduction of land armaments...