As far as armaments are concerned, the protests from West Germans that they were about to be left in the lurch by the U.S. hardly came with good grace. Only a few days earlier, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, during a whirlwind tour of West German military installations, had signed agreements that bind the U.S. militarily to West Germany more closely than to almost any other nation. Items:
> A joint project to develop a new battle tank for the 1970s. Estimated development costs of $100 million a year would be shared equally.
> Creation of a permanent combined staff to work...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
