In his diaries, Helmut Schmidt, the then (West) German chancellor, said that the debate over American demands for the installation of nuclear weapons in Europe during the 1970s and 1980s came close to threatening democracy on the continent.
U.S. intelligence had discovered that Russian military officers were leading the installation of a nuclear weapons site there, which Kennedy considered an intolerable security threat.
It also allows the installation of more efficient weapon systems of modular type and a better disposition of operational and life spaces.
The vision of a quick, clean strike at a remote desert installation for making weapons of mass destruction is seductive.
This treaty also restricts the use of the Moon to peaceful purposes, explicitly banning military installations and weapons of mass destruction.
The heart of the new installation is an introductory gallery that provides a wonderful summation, with a survey of sculptural styles and displays of weapons, pottery, cosmetics, jewelry, furniture and funerary arts.
A facility that produces highly enriched uranium for weapons requires the costly installation of thousands of centrifuges.
Agnew oversaw the installation of the safety system on all nuclear weapons in Europe as scientific advisor to the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe from 1961 to 1964.
He was trained in the use of weapons and explosives bought from the Taliban, he said, and was taught to sabotage "the infrastructure of a country" by attacking "electric plants, gas plants, airports, railroads, large corporations and military installations".
