In its first year as a sovereign nation and 15th member of the Atlantic alliance, West Germany has turned in a disappointing performance as great partner of the West. Items:
¶ A year ago, as 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...
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