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Chance for Peace speech
The Chance for Peace speech was an address given by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 16, 1953, shortly after the death of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Speaking only three months into his presidency, Eisenhower likened arms spending to stealing from the people, and evoked William Jennings Bryan in describing "humanity hanging from a cross of iron." Although Eisenhower, a former military man, spoke against increased military spending, the Cold War deepened during his administration and political pressures for increased military spending mounted. By the time he left office in 1961, he felt it necessary to warn of the military-industrial complex. Eisenhower's sincerity and intentions in giving the speech have been debated.
==Background==
Eisenhower took office in January 1953, with the Korean War winding down. The Soviet Union had detonated an atomic bomb, and appeared to reach approximate military parity with the United States.〔Susan Eisenhower, "(50 Years Later, We're Still Ignoring Ike's Warning )", ''The Washington Post'', January 16, 2011, p. B3.〕 Political pressures for a more aggressive stance toward the Soviet Union mounted, and calls for increased military spending did as well. Joseph Stalin's demise on March 5, 1953, briefly left a power vacuum in the Soviet Union and offered a chance for rapprochement with the new regime, as well as an opportunity to decrease military spending.〔''See'' Walter LaFeber, ''America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-2002''. McGraw-Hill, 2002, pp. 194-197. ISBN 0-07-284903-7.〕
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