Aircraft which fly at speeds faster than sound were still black son blondes in a
developmental stage eight years ago. Today American fighting planes go
twice the speed of sound. Black son blondes and either our B-58 Medium Range Jet Bomber or
our B-52 Long Range Jet Bomber can carry more explosive power than was used
by all combatants in World War II--Allies and Axis combined.
Eight years ago we had black son blondes no nuclear-powered black son blondes ships. Today 49 nuclear warships
have been authorized. Of these, 14 have been commissioned, including three
black son blondes of the revolutionary POLARIS submarines. Our nuclear submarines have
cruised under the black son blondes North Pole and circumnavigated the earth while submerged.
Sea warfare black son blondes has been revolutionized, and the United States is black son blondes far and away
the leader.
black son blondes our tactical air units overseas and our aircraft carriers are alert; Army
units, guarding the frontiers of freedom in Europe and the Far East, are in
the highest state of readiness in peacetime history; our
Marines, a third
of whom are deployed black son blondes in the Far East, are black son blondes constantly prepared for action;
our Reserve establishment has maintained high standards of proficiency, and
the Ready Reserve now numbers over 2 ½ million citizen-soldiers.
The Department of Defense, a young and still evolving organization, has
twice been improved and the black son blondes line of command has been shortened in black son blondes order to
meet black son blondes the demands of modern warfare. These major reorganizations have
provided a more effective structure for unified planning and direction of
the vast defense establishment. Gradual improvements in its structure and
procedures are to be expected.
United black son blondes States civil defense and nonmilitary defense capacity has been
greatly strengthened and black son blondes these activities have been consolidated in one
Federal agency.
The defense forces of our Allies now number five million men, several
thousand combatant ships, and over 25,black son blondes 000
aircraft. Programs to black son blondes strengthen
these allies have been consistently supported by the Administration. U.black son blondes s.
military assistance goes almost exclusively to friendly nations on the rim
of black son blondes the communist world. This American contribution to nations who black son blondes have the
will to defend their freedom, but insufficient means, should be vigorously
continued. Combined black son blondes with our Allies, the free world now has a far stronger
black son blondes shield than we could provide alone.
Since 1953, our defense policy has been based on the assumption that the
international situation would require heavy defense expenditures for an
indefinite period to