11.  Urging restraint in the development of conventional forces, the statement said that otherwise these could exacerbate political tensions.

12.  Vladimir Semenov as conventional forces commander.

13.  Even if deterrence failed, such attacks would inflict more injury than anything that the British could hope to achieve with conventional forces.

14.  The interest of the British Chiefs of Staff in such arms was also increased by the seemingly prohibitive cost of adequate conventional forces -- even with allies in Nato.

15.  It is true that the paper still gave considerable emphasis to conventional forces.

16.  Nor was it wise for the British to make precipitate and unilateral cuts to their conventional forces.

17.  Throughout the alliance the will was lacking to create conventional forces on the scale needed to balance those of the Eastern bloc.

18.  The decision was not well received by those Americans who believed that their allies should concentrate on the provision of conventional forces.

19.  Successsive governments remained persuaded that an independent deterrent provided much more influence and security than could be obtained by spending the same money on extra conventional forces.

20.  Unlike Eisenhower, Kennedy believed that Western diplomacy should be backed up by increased conventional forces on the continent.