Word: nuclear
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Traditional diplomacy in the post-nuclear age had degenerated into the "diplomacy of negotiations," which merely arranged a settlement once the issue had been decided. Before the last war, European statesmen used diplomacy as a tactical weapon for forming or destroying alliances in the backrooms of national capitals. But in the present-day world, where two super-powers can obliterate each other without external help, alliances become less crucial and such diplomacy has largely disappeared...
Given the conditions of modern warfare, with escalation to the nuclear level an ever-present threat, such a tactical use of diplomacy comes as a welcome alternative to the battlefield. The "new diplomacy" may not bring about negotiations tomorrow, but the flexibility which Johnson has introduced may well shorten the war or limit its intensity. The Russians will probably first solidify their position in the North. The Hanoi-Moscow line might then soften, and a consequent softening by Washington and Saigon may follow. When and if that happens, historians will be left to debate whether the settlement that develops could...
Garaudy views history with a certain kind of Europe-centered myopia. Ignoring the dynamism of Western democracy, he insists that the two major forces in the world today are Christianity and Communism, and that they must work together to prevent the destruction of mankind in nuclear war. "It would be a tragedy of history," Garaudy writes, "if their cooperation for the common construction of the future were frustrated by the weight of the past...
WGBH, in conjunction with the Commission on Extension Courses, broadcasts four courses each term which can be taken for Harvard credit towards a B.A. degree in extension studies. At present, the U.S. Navy finances these programs and they are rebroadcast on film aboard nuclear submarines on lengthly cruises. Ives said it is possible that the new station will also carry extension courses for Harvard credit...
...scene at the age of only 87 were soon proved wrong. In last fall's election campaign, Adenauer sorely embarrassed his successor by electioneering up and down the Rhine, pressing for closer cooperation with Charles de Gaulle, needling Erhard's favorite ally, the U.S., for its supposed nuclear "sellout," and hardly disguising his desire for coalition with the Social Democrats, who were determined to oust Erhard from office...