Deep down in the "tank"the maximum security room of the Joint Chiefs of Staffsome of the weary officers had not been to bed for 40 hours. Once again last week the Pentagon was under presidential orders to reassess the nation's military might, a job that most Americans might take for granted is continually in progress. But this time the order from the White House carried a chilling call for immediate action: Find out in a couple of weeks how the armed forces can be beefed up to face the Berlin crisis that is...
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