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Dates: during 1953-1953
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...Russia): 450,000 soldiers equipped with tanks and jet aircraft to button down the free world's southern flank. A poor nation, Turkey devotes almost 40% of its budget to its defenses, and counts the money well spent, for the nation mortally hates and fears the "Moskofs." Say the Turks: the only way a Moskof can get to Istanbul is by buying a ticket on the Orient Express...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turkey: Guardian of The Southern Flank | 10/12/1953 | See Source »

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