Today, 63 years ago, on January 11, 1962 (Lunar Calendar 6 December 1961), Kennedy advocated further military expansion. Kennedy and former President of West Germany, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, delivered a State Speech to Congress advocating further expansion of arms warfare and continuing to maintain the power of the U.S. nuclear deterrent force. He also claimed that the U.S. intends to have the ability to conduct a non-nuclear or limited warfare at any time.