The Quiet War

have added a new dimension to the desire for security in the West. While the East's desire for relaxation of tension may be attributed to the ever-increasing need for Western investments, the detente does not serve; the interests of the East European countries alone The socialist countries had been putting forward proposals for disarmament and economic co-operation with the West much before the latter had reached the high watermark of their economic boom. Now the crisis confronting the Western industrialised nations may provide a new prop to peace.