Word: disarmement
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...forces are so deployed and protected that a sneak attack could not effectively disarm us. The destructive power which the United States could bring to bear even after a Soviet surprise attack would be as great as-perhaps greater than-the total undamaged force which the enemy can threaten to launch against the United States in a first strike. In short, we have a second-strike capability which is at least as extensive as what the Soviets can deliver by striking first...
...uncomplicated and uncontroversial: "exchange of views on the international situation" and "strengthening peace and security." Western experts guess that if the official agenda is observed, the West may expect nothing more than one more verbal flogging for "imperialism" and colonialism, along with exhortations for everyone, especially the West, to disarm completely-and, of course, to give aid generously. Hopes for any Afro-Asian condemnation of Soviet imperialism in Eastern Europe are relatively slim. Nehru, for one, tends to pass over irritating disputes as a sort of natural legacy of "the continent of hate...
When the Japanese surrendered, Birch led a routine mission to discover how far south the Chinese Communists had penetrated. His group bumped into a Chinese Communist force. As the scene has been reconstructed, Birch argued violently with the Communist officer who wanted to disarm him. Birch was seized and shot after his hands had been tied. The Communists then bayoneted him at least 15 times and tossed his body on a heap of junk and garbage...
...KEEPING THE PEACE: "War does not come from the balance of power but when it is upset. It is to this principle that those who would have us disarm unilaterally turn their blind...
...ever been. Soviet military men have been relaxing their opposition to inspection, since the possibilities of surveillance from satellites in the near future will virtually eliminate their security advantage. Despite the U-2 incident, Khruschchev gives hope that Russian policy is dominated by those elements that sincerely want to disarm. Kennedy promises strong American leadership in attacking the problem. The world will discover tomorrow whether he has had serious scientific work done on the technical problems, and whether he will allow his envoys to negotiate freely. If Kennedy is sincere, there is a good chance for an agreement that...