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Washington Naval Treaty
Topic Started: Jan 13 2016, 03:22 PM (122 Views)
Basil Fawlty
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With Simon ready to start his WNT conference, the subject naturally arises: How effective was the WNT in accomplishing what it was intended to do, and was the world better off because of it? What might have been its legacy had there been no rise of fascism in the 1930s?
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Simon Darkshade
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I've finally got the chance to get around to this question.

It was effective in preventing an early 20s naval race that would have only lasted until the Japanese earthquake of 1923. It saved the USN from building a lot of obsolete ships. The RN Cherry Trees were the biggest losses.

Without a Second World War, it would not have been viewed dramatically differently. The 1930 and 1936 London Treaties...the second may have occurred in a different context.
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Simon Darkshade
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https://books.google.com.au/books?id=wN4DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA738&dq=Popular+Science+1930+plane+%22Popular+Mechanics%22&hl=en&ei=fxBvTp7pAoyhtwfhqq33CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=true

A bit on the Navies of Washington.
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