Word: rearmaments
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...airpower-minded U.S., also see the announcement as proof of their basic assumption since Geneva: that the Soviet no longer fears attack from the West and plans none of its own. Already, German Social Democrats and Free Democrats are demanding "a serious review" of West Germany's projected rearmament. In Britain a group of 55 Laborites led by Nye Bevan declared that the reduction "made it clear that the challenge of Communism is economic, social and political-not military," and demanded the end of conscription and reduced defense spending...
...Europe, Dulles has seemed pleased with his diplomacy, but perhaps forgets that since he took office, Yugoslavia has moved closer to the Soviet orbit, France has torpedoed the European Defense Community, West Germany has produced more proponents for reunification before rearmament, and England has become distressed at the lack of high level consultation on major policy decisions. Dulles' responses to these situations, however, have been generally flexible and adequate, although the German problem is certainly far from solved. And his recent statement that he now sees NATO must shift--slightly--into the economic and political spheres, is encouraging...
...part of the bargain that won its sovereignty, West Germany pledged NATO a 500,000-man army of twelve divisions for the common defense. Today it still has only a handful of men (just under 10,000) in uniform, has passed less than half of the enabling legislation for rearmament. And the conscription bill has been so often delayed that final passage is not expected before fall. ¶ Though the most prosperous country in Europe, West Germany has refused to contribute more than 5.5% of its swelling gross national product to its own defense. Britain, despite inflationary troubles, contributes...
Three forum speakers substantially agreed last night that the prospects for German reunification, German rearmament, and German neutrality are equally unlikely unless world conditions change drastically...
...rearmament, Spiro felt that the need for a 500,000 man German army is much less acute now than it had seemed in 1950. Kohn agreed, and pointed out, in conjunction with Theodor Weyer, exchange student from the Free University of Berlin, that the German economy might not take to large-scale rearmament, since it is prospering under the present...