Theos-Talk Archives (July 2002 Message tt00012)

--- Frank Reitemeyer <dhyana@web.de> wrote:
> As the USSR is no longer an enemy, the USA
> can now withdraw the atom
> bombs, don't?
> For what reason they are still here?

I do not know why they are still there. I do know
that Germany can evict NATO forces just as the French
did if they deem that the presence of such forces is
no longer essential to providing national security. 
Perhaps they think the situation to the east is still
unstable, which is a reasonable perception. You'll
have to ask your politicians.

Henry Kissinger (who was originally a German) believed
it unwise for Germany to develop a nuclear arsenal of
its own because that would (he believed) lead to a new
Hitler. Maybe that opinion is shared by German policy
makers.


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