Word: disequilibrium
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Dates: during 1963-1963
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...that "the narrowing of the horizons of Soviet ambition in the face of growing Western strength and unity could conceivably lead irresponsible or incompetent leaders into some desperate gamble to reverse the tide." The dangers, Fulbright said, are obvious: "When a great power is confronted with an increasingly unfavorable disequilibrium in the scales of world power, it may be tempted to act rashly to reverse the trend...