The 15 foreign ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization met in Paris last week in a chastened mood. Britain and France were sulky with the touchiness of those who know they have been found wrong, still think they were right, but are anxious to get back in everybody's good graces. With Russia putting on a show of brutal power in Hungary, the smaller nations had had a terrifying glimpse into a future in which the three senior partners might be split. There was sudden new interest in NATO's defenses, and an urgent...
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