On the Two Fronts From across the Atlantic the U.S. drew a heartening sense of security and achievement. In Lisbon, the 14 nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed on a pattern for a new European Army which will include the forces of Western Germany (see INTERNATIONAL). Before the European Army becomes a fact, there are still some difficult parliamentary hurdles to be crossed and ancient rivalries to be soothed. Nonetheless, the Lisbon agreement rose last week as a historic landmark in the defense of free men—and an impressive accomplishment of U.S. diplomacy.
It was the very sheen of...
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