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Multilateral Force

United States · Government / Democratic Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1963Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1963

John Fitzgerald Kennedy1963

Washington · Government / Democratic Party Government

Kennedy promotes alliance nuclear consultation while seeking to discourage separate national nuclear forces

Robert Strange McNamara1963

Washington · Government / Democratic Party Government

McNamara favours greater allied coordination over nuclear forces and questions the military value of separate national systems

Names involved

John Fitzgerald KennedyRobert Strange McNamara

Provenance

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