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...settlement of the Indo-Pakistani dispute over Kashmir. Said he: "A military alliance is backing one country, namely Pakistan, in its dispute with India." He pointed to the sudden rash of skirmishes on the Pakistan border. These show, he said, that Pakistan wants U.S. arms not to deter an aggressor but to settle its disputes with India "from a position of strength." Arming of Pakistan poses "a terrible problem" for India: it will force India to spend money on defense that is badly needed for economic development...
...China Mr. Coons states, "The United States has been fighting a battle for the specific provisions of the U.N. Charter. This is not a rearguard action, but a forth-right action." In concluding, also referring to Red China, he says, "If we are to bring in immoral 'aggressor' nations to make the decisions in the U.N. what will happen to the high ideals that were expressed in the Charter?" I consider this point of view too significant to be left untouched...
...arms could only ignite an explosive arms race. Nor are such arms necessary for the preservation of the Israeli state. If Israel were ever subjected to a full-scale Arab attack, the same arms would be used by U.S. and U.N. forces in immediate action against the aggressor. By clearly stating that the present boundaries will be maintained, the U.S. will both forestall an arms race and protect Israel as a state...
...This policy of seeking to prevent war by preventing miscalculation by a potential aggressor is not a personal policy; it is not a partisan policy; it is a national policy. It is expressed in mutual security treaties which we now have with 42 nations, and which the United States Senate has overwhelmingly approved...
...This policy of making clear our position in advance, of course, involves risks ... It is a calculated risk for peace. But as we have learned by hard experience, failure to make our position known in advance makes war more likely, because then an aggressor may miscalculate. The policy of deterrence is only one aspect of the task of maintaining a just and durable peace. It is necessary to be patient; it is necessary to be conciliatory; it is necessary to make our peace a vital force for justice and human welfare, so that all men will aspire to share that...