![]() We have made great progress, also, in building the industrial strength that underlies our military strength. Guided missiles are now on the assembly line of production, and despite many technical difficulties will soon be in the hands of tactical units. We have made tremendous advancements in the development of atomic weapons, and in the use of atomic energy for power. The increase in the power of the jet engine has been in itself almost a military revolution. Our scientists and engineers have brought us tremendous progress in the development of better weapons. We have pushed our rate of production of military "hard goods"-that is, aircraft, tanks, guns, ships, and so on-to seven times the rate before Korea. We had 10 divisions in the Army before Korea. We have made the same sort of progress in the Army and the Navy. In the 2 years since Korea, we have made America much stronger and safer than it was before.īefore Korea, we had 48 air wings. Certainly, it is the only way we can succeed. By preparing beforehand, we are trying to prevent a third world war-and I pray we shall succeed. We have a long way to go, but never before have we done so well in preparing our defenses to meet the threat of aggression. Of course, it's not perfect and it's not finished. I have called our defense program a great national achievement-and that's exactly what it is. I want to put the record straight, because I know the facts, and I will not tell you anything but the facts. Because, like everything else, it is being dragged into politics this year. You know why we have to have a defense program.īut I would like to talk to you about that program, about the progress we have made in it, and the cost of it. I do not have to explain to you that the Kremlin is armed, and that it will use force, even to the extent of bringing on war, if that will serve its ends. ![]() I do not have to emphasize to you that the menace of aggression is real. You see the ships leave for Korea, and you see them return. ![]() You know the sacrifices that are being made by the men and women in our Armed forces to keep aggression away from our own shores, and to check the Communist menace against the free nations. Here in Seattle, with its nearby Navy yards and Army bases, you are aware-as few other cities are-of the magnitude of our defense effort. Now I want to talk to you about a very serious subject, and that is our defense program and our leadership in the fight for world peace. The great State of Washington has an all-star team running on the Democratic ticket this fall. The one I am occupying now is the head of the Democratic Party, and I haven't had so much fun since 1948. I am out campaigning for the Democratic Party, in case you don't know why I am here. I thank you most sincerely for that cordial welcome.Īll day long, as I have come across your beautiful State, I have seen the evidence of your progress and your increasing prosperity.Īll this is good to see, and it makes me conscious of the progress our whole Nation has made in the last 20 years.
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