31. NATO military forces would be smaller but more mobile and flexible, and with the capability to be built up when necessary. 32. Linked to this is the upkeep of military forces and armaments for domestic reasons. 33. The importance of a military force was obvious to Pope Gregory VII. 34. It will be repelled by use of any means necessary, including military force. 35. But, the South Africans also have their own local military forces and a big question mark remains as to what is happening with them. 36. Grandeur required military force, and force was expensive. 37. Firstly, it should be remembered that raising well-equipped military forces may sometimes have been no less expensive than paying the enemy to go away. 38. Western fears in general were receding that the USSR might be tempted to launch a pre-emptive attack before Nato had developed into an effective military force. 39. The Prime Minister has ruled out military force in Bosnia because of the risk to the lives of civilians and British armed forces. 40. The West is moving towards using military force to take aid to those suffering in the former Yugoslavia. |
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