President Dwight D. Eisenhower, upon taking office in 1953, officially recognized the tremendous threat to America's European allies by the Soviet Union's massive conventional military forces. NATO faced possible invasion by 175 active Soviet divisions, with another 125 reserve divisions deploy-able within a month. Neither the US nor the war-weary NATO countries could afford to rebuild armies that could match the Soviet numbers.
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机译：艾森豪威尔（Dwight D. Eisenhower）总统在1953年就职后，正式认识到苏联庞大的常规军事力量对美国的欧洲盟国构成了巨大威胁。北约面临着175个活跃的苏维埃师的入侵，另外一个125个预备师可以在一个月内部署。美国和厌战的北约国家都无力重建与苏联数量相匹配的军队。
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