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1 The Defense Mobilization Program [i] (1952)

handle is hein.prescomm/defmob0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1002:P 94 WASHINGTON 25, D. C. THE DEFENSE MOBILIZATION PROGRAM Many questions have been asked us recently out the new defense mobili zation program. rce there seens to be some confusion about e new program, we thought we would put ,ether the major questions, along with ;e answers. S7TION. Has the defense mobilization am been cut down? We've been reading it has. WA. No, it has not. Just the con- It has been increased. The major ise is in the Air Force. This has been ised from 95 wings under the present to 143 wings under the new program. a jump of more than 50 per cent. rION. When you say, the new pro- uat do you mean? r. We mean the new program called ler the 1953 budget presented to s by the President in January. The gram called for 3,500,000 men and the armed services; an Air Force of 18 Army divisions. The new progran r 3,700,000 men and women in the. rvices; an Air Force of 143 wings; iivisions; a more powerful Navy and rps. N. Why did you fellows plump program? What brought that about? The world situation hasn' t better since Korea began. The t 9 - a Ol / / 1952 when lack of any feeling of conciliation, of trust- worthiness, on the part of the Communist inperialists has been clearly shown in-the prolonged truce discussions in Korea, now approaching their tenth month. There are many other danger spots, including Indo-China, Iran, Burma, Egypt. We have good reason to believe that the Soviet new budget contains a 15 per cent increase for military expenditures over the present. year. The Soviets are now *pendirg more then half their gross national income for armaments. (If we were to spend the sane proportion, our appropriations would come to about $175,000,000,000 in fiscal 1953, beginning July 1.) All in all, our military and civilian authorities thought our rear- manent goals should be set somewhat higher. QUESTION. Well, hasn't the program been stretched out? We've seen that phrase 'stretched out mentioned in the press. ANSWER. The rearmament program has, in fact, been lengthened from three years more or less to four years more or less. But that's the increased program, not just the original program of 95 wings, etc., which we estimated we could do in three years. It' s like deciding to build a house in three months; but later deciding to add a couple of more rooms to it; and agreeing with the builder Digitized from Best Copy Available 4woiuel

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