(June 13, 1901), July 25, 1961, the Soviet Union and the United States to expand defense plan.





In July 1961, called each other as the aggressor President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev ordered large scale increase in military spending. The (history cn) Kennedy said in a televised speech to the country tonight, the United States plans to increase the Pentagon budget by $ 3.5 billion. It is noted that this is almost the same number Khrushchev increase military spending. Kennedy also said that he will conscription quantity doubling Armed Forces replacements 217000 people, to counter the military threat of the Soviet Union "worldwide". "We do not want to fight. Khrushchev Berlin crisis as an excuse to justify its increased military spending starting, and accused the West of "disarmament proposals but verbally talk about."