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for a major increase in US force levels; funds for this
increase would be requested of the Congress in the event
the international situation deteriorated further. The
matter might now be discussed with Congressional leaders.
The deterrent effect on the Soviets of such planning would
probably be substantial. They must even now bitterly
regret the lasting jump in US defense expenditures
brought on by the Korean war. It would be useful to
convince them that a similar increase might result
from a Berlin crisis. But they will only be convinced
if we have, in fact, decided to mount these increased
expenditures in the event a crisis materializes.
As a nation, we have little capacity for deceiving others.
At best, we can hope to convince the Soviets that we
will undertake dangerous or expensive actions if that
is our real intention.
2.
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