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Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger arrived in Austria for talks with government leaders amid indications that Washington would like the neutral nation to beef up its defenses. U.S. Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder said recently that Austria should take steps to prevent “the Soviet Bloc from viewing Austria as a quick route to the West.” He told the Vienna daily Die Presse that Austria, which has been neutral since a 1955 treaty, should add anti-aircraft missiles to its largely outdated defenses.
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