Among the many high-sounding but vague provisions sprinkled through the Franco-German reconciliation treaty ceremonially signed in Paris six weeks ago was one calling for joint research and development of conventional weapons. This seemed a promising clause, for experts from both nations already had spent years working together on various projects—e.g., antitank rockets developed at the French ballistic proving grounds at St. Louis, a big military transport plane designed to operate off short runways, a French-designed heavy helicopter. But the most important joint project in the works was the Europa Panzer, a medium tank; when first conceived, the idea was...
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