The Telenews Daily - News Of The Nation (Unid statement on US military planning)
06:31:29 Man at desk, speaks (SOF): “Russia’s position w/ the atomic secrets certainly dictates a rearrangement of our military plans. All planning however must also be geared to the commitments & to the strategy undertaken w/ the North Atlantic Pact & the Armed Aid program. So far as I know, there has been no immediate request for a rearrangement of our military power. I can foresee however a renewed emphasis on our Air Force. Undoubtedly it will be necessary to build our force up to 58 or even 70 Air Groups. Reduction in our military spending can only be accomplished by a true integration of defenses in a mutual defense plan. 06:32:22 It was in anticipation of such a plan that I insisted, & Congress adopted, the principle of integration in defense planning as the condition upon which the bulk of our arms aid to Europe nations will be granted.”
Cold War; Soviets; Atomic Bomb; 1949;
NOTE: Russian blast not announced until ca 23Sep49.
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The Telenews Daily - News Of The Nation (Unid statement on US military planning) 06:31:29 Man at desk, speaks (SOF): “Russia’s position w/ the atomic secrets certainly dictates a rearrangement of our military plans. All planning however must also be geared to the commitments & to the strategy undertaken w/ the North Atlantic Pact & the Armed Aid program. So far as I know, there has been no immediate request for a rearrangement of our military power. I can foresee however a renewed emphasis on our Air Force. Undoubtedly it will be necessary to build our force up to 58 or even 70 Air Groups. Reduction in our military spending can only be accomplished by a true integration of defenses in a mutual defense plan. 06:32:22 It was in anticipation of such a plan that I insisted, & Congress adopted, the principle of integration in defense planning as the condition upon which the bulk of our arms aid to Europe nations will be granted.” Cold War; Soviets; Atomic Bomb; 1949; NOTE: Russian blast not announced until ca 23Sep49.