Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
1999 Germany Special Weapons News
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- Germany Must Increase Defense Budget, Cohen Says American Forces Press Service 01 December 1999 -- The German military is undergoing a national defense review by the Commission on Common Security and the Future of the Bundeswehr, which will report to the government in April.
- BERLIN WALL ANNIVERSARY Voice of America 07 November 1999 -- Germany begins its official celebration of the
10th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by
giving honorary Berlin citizenships Monday to former American
President George Bush and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
- BERLIN WALL ANNIVERSARY Voice of America 06 November 1999 -- The original plan had been to loosen travel
restrictions for East Germans on November 10th. A
misunderstanding of the Communist Party decision led
to (Central Committee member ) Guenter Schabowski's
shocking statement at a press conference the evening
before that the Berlin Wall would be opened immediately.
- BERLIN WALL ANNIVERSARY - OVERVIEW Voice of America 05 November 1999 -- Erich Honecker's fate was sealed when Mr. Gorbachev
simply said, "He who lags behind events, loses." That
was a clear signal Moscow had no intention of coming
to the East German leader's aid.
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