Schmidt’s principled commitment to the so-called NATO Double-Track Decision in 1979, whereby intermediate-range nuclear missiles were eventually to be eliminated from Europe, came to the chagrin of many in his own party. But it was informed by his careful and sober reading of the evolving strategic landscape.
1979年施密特宣布最终从欧洲消除中程核导弹的所谓北约双轨决定原则承诺令他的党内同僚倍感气愤。但上述决定是他在认真清醒阅读战略格局的演变后做出的。