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The Soviet
Union and the United States could be put on a par. Union was the more dangerous because it lacked the economic means to achieve its aim of world domination. It would therefore
resort to military means and this was the main danger to peace. However, to say that war was inevitable did not mean that war was imminent. Neither the Soviet Union nor the United States had yet completed their strategic deployment but war could be postponed by means of correct policies and tit-for-tat struggle.
In recent
years there had been new features in the Soviet Union's method of pursuing their global strategy which merited attention. Europe
In order to seize remained the key area of Soviet/US contention. eventual control of Europe, the Soviet Union had this year stepped up its efforts on the periphery of Europe (ie the Middle East and Africa) in an attempt to control strategic materials and the sea- lanes which were vital to the US and even more so to Western Europe. Meanwhile, she was continuing her expansion in West and South East Asia.
This must
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These new features were component parts of the Soviet
The aim of global strategy and not simply isolated incidents. Soviet activity was to achieve strategic superiority. be dealt with seriously. If the Soviet Union succeeded, both Europe and the US would be crippled. This would lead to a difficult and dangerous situation: Europe and the United States would want to fight and resist but would not be capable of doing so.
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Over the past two or three years in pushing on with its strategic deployment, the Soviet Union had used mercenaries for its long term occupation and control of some countries. Examples were Somalia and Egypt. When there had been a change of policy in these two countries the Soviet Union had lost bases there and the means of control. This had caused the Soviet Union to turn more to the use of mercenaries. Cuban mercenaries had been used to interfere in the internal affairs of Angola and to effect a long term military occupation. Since then the use of mercenaries had become more apparent. Moreover, the Soviet Union used Angola as a base for the invasion (twice) of Zaire. Zaire was strategically important: it was in the centre of Africa and adjoined nine other countries.
The Soviet It was rich in strategic resources.
The next
Union's aim was to subvert the Government of Zaire and then infiltrate, subvert and expand into adjoining areas. target was East Africa, preparatory to pushing down into Southern Africa. Next the Soviet Union provoked the Ethiopia/Somali conflict in the Horn of Africa. China did not support the Somali use of military force in its territorial dispute with Ethiopia. China supported the OAU's policy of preserving the existing boundaries. Disputes must be resolved within the OAU through consultation.
The Soviet Union was There were many Cuban forces in Ethiopia. attempting to control Ethiopia and gain the use of naval bases there.
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