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Old February 17th 07, 10:39 PM posted to sci.space.history
Dave Michelson
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Default Bye-bye INF treaty?

Darren J Longhorn wrote:
On 17 Feb 2007 06:35:32 -0800, "Quadibloc" wrote:

I'm glad to hear that the United Kingdom has been able to abolish
national service for the time being. I had thought that even after
they did not need large forces for Northern Ireland, they were still
maintaining it for various purposes.


National in the United Kingdom ended on 31 December 1960, before 'the
troubles' began in Northern Ireland.


In fact, the all-volunteer nature of their forces has long been a source
of pride for the British military.

Moreover, the US military studied the British all-volunteer experience
closely when Selective Service ended in the early 70's.

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Dave Michelson