Although Britain and France had also publicized the various conditions Germany had agreed to in order to address the public's suspicion and confusion, such claims clearly could not fool Arthur.
France had made concessions. That was an indisputable fact.
Perhaps this was France's only chance to shatter Hitler's delusions without resorting to war.
After all, Germany's army had been restricted to only 150,000 troops, while Italy's army looked large but was not very capable in combat.
Even if war broke out, with no other countries intervening, nearly 500,000 French troops could easily break through Germany's defenses. After all, the German Army had no large-scale heavy weaponry.
But there was nothing to be done. Although France had been one of the victors of World War I, the damage the war had inflicted on France had left the French people fearful of another such conflict.
The opposite was true for the countries that had harmed Germany after World War I. Their hatred had basically been redirected by Germany toward France and the Jews.
On top of that, Hitler was an exceptionally gifted orator and emotional agitator. When faced with the same kind of suffering as the French, the Germans chose hatred instead of the cowardice displayed by the French.
Although this meant war was drawing near, Germany's growing military strength was still good news for Arthur.
Only a stronger Germany could wear down Britain's and France's national strength to a greater extent while remaining within controllable limits.
Only when Britain and France could no longer hold out would they seek help from Australasia, the world's third great power.
Only under such circumstances could Australasia obtain what it wanted, and obtain it peacefully.
Germany's military expansion would still take some time, and starting a war certainly could not rely on an army of