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Fourteen Points: Point IV – Disarmament Summary

Drop Your Weapons

  • Wilson calls on nations to reduce their weapons stockpiles to "the lowest point consistent with domestic safety" (IV.1).
  • Prior to World War I, European nations had built up ridiculously large catalogues of guns, ammunition, vehicles, and soldiers.
  • Hmm. No wonder the whole thing blew up.