The real American, British, and Japanese cruiser totals reduce to an awkward ratio of roughly 9.25 to 9.75 to 6. That settlement lifted Japan slightly above the historic five-to-three relationship, but its complexity obscured what each participant had actually gained. The proposed 10:10:7:4:4 framework covers Britain, the United States, Japan, France, and Italy while retaining the 10,000-ton and eight-inch individual limits. Simpler arithmetic makes compliance easier to understand and reduces the disputes, disenchantment, and distrust that can encourage pre-emptive cheating. The proposal seeks transparent relative entitlement without assuming that every navy would build identical ships.
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A simpler 10:10:7:4:4 cruiser settlement
The alternate treaty gives Britain and America parity, Japan a seven-tenths share, and France and Italy four-tenths shares under clearer cruiser rules.