In those years,'80 was the, at the turn of '79/'80 you had the invasion of Afghanistan. It was the period in which the Americans attempt to liberate, to, to liberate the hostages in Iran and all these, all these things, the atmosphere was freezing - boycott of the Olympic Games and all that.
If somewhere is a deficiency the normal American answer would have been well then, let's spend some more money, build some more weapons and deploy th… - Helmut Schmidt
If somewhere is a deficiency the normal American answer would have been well then, let's spend some more money, build some more weapons and deploy th…
- Helmut Schmidt
I have had and still do have every confidence in Paul Nitze, a man whom I have known for decades, one of the wisest servants of the American nation b… - Helmut Schmidt
I have had and still do have every confidence in Paul Nitze, a man whom I have known for decades, one of the wisest servants of the American nation b…
Political leaders normally act by making convincing speeches. - Helmut Schmidt
Political leaders normally act by making convincing speeches.
I've never been a classic Gaulist! Not a Gaulist at all. - Helmut Schmidt
I've never been a classic Gaulist! Not a Gaulist at all.
Politicians and journalists share the same fate in that they often understand tomorrow the things they talk about today. - Helmut Schmidt
Politicians and journalists share the same fate in that they often understand tomorrow the things they talk about today.
Ronad Reagan might go down to history as a man who in the end of this administration brought about the first nuclear arms reduction treaty, the first… - Helmut Schmidt
Ronad Reagan might go down to history as a man who in the end of this administration brought about the first nuclear arms reduction treaty, the first…
Population growth and the proliferation of mega-cities around the world redefines the entire global security agenda. - Helmut Schmidt
Population growth and the proliferation of mega-cities around the world redefines the entire global security agenda.
I hate the idea that someone think the destruction of Chicago as strategic affair, the destruction of Hamburg as a tactical one. - Helmut Schmidt
I hate the idea that someone think the destruction of Chicago as strategic affair, the destruction of Hamburg as a tactical one.
President [Ronald] Reagan never has tried to become an expert on military matters. He never has endeavored to learn the most important details in tha… - Helmut Schmidt
President [Ronald] Reagan never has tried to become an expert on military matters. He never has endeavored to learn the most important details in tha…
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