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Give more aid to poor nations, urges Robert McNamara...
Even when he was U.S. Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara thought the nation had reached "the point at which it does not buy more security for itself simply by buying more military hardware." The greatest threat, he declared in an eerily prescient 1966 speech, comes from rebellious violence in poor countries. During his eleven years as president of the World Bank, McNamara's convictions have deepened, and last week, appearing at the University of Chicago to accept a $25,000 prize for promoting international understanding, the former Defense Secretary declared that "excessive military spending can reduce security rather...
...bare bones" program for American defense; Secretary of Defense Harold Brown argued this point last month before several Senate committees. Yet two major issues lead one to wonder if the proposed budget is just the bare minimum. First, with regard to the nuclear deterrent, former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara determined that an adequate nuclear deterrent was 200-400 megaton equivalents, enough explosive to destroy about 30% of Soviet population and 70% of industry in a second strike. Today the U.S. deploys over 10,000 strategic nuclear warheads, many times the McNamara deterrent, as well as 20,000 "tactical" nuclear warheads...
...Against McNamara, Vastola, although he fell 5-4, hinted at what might have been, making quicker lunges than earlier in the day and trading touches until it became 4-4. He then hit off-target twice and looked for all the world like the dominant fencer...
...crowd responded loudly with each near miss, eager to see its favorite dispose of the foil champion and leave a suggestion, at least, that he, in fact, should have occupied the top spot. But just as Vastola prepared for a low attack, McNamara came in with his point high and jabbed the Crimson captain in the chest. The crowd was disappointed...