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...atomic bombs "would destroy Russia. We could do it without question as matters stand today . . . We could destroy not only the key centers from which her armies would be supplied, but also political centers and the communications of her armies on the march." For this reason, the doctor concluded, "no all-out war is in sight for the immediate future unless they or we make some serious error indeed...
...pace of U.S. mobilization, even its first stage, said Wilson confidently, will provide the U.S. with enough war materials for a "major combat." In stage two, the U.S. will have enough for "all-out war-or all-out peace." He cited two examples : "We are establishing a production capacity of 35,000 tanks a year and intend to be able to produce 18,000 jet engines a month." (The figure, for jets alone, almost equaled peak U.S. production of aircraft engines in World War II.) The size of that goal could best be measured by Russia's arms...
...After all," said Wilson, "we built nearly 8,000,000 motor vehicles in 1950, and our streets are filled with shiny new cars. Barring all-out war, we still will be producing more cars in 1951 than we turned out in 1948-and that is a lot of cars.' And, barring World War III, the cuts will only be temporary. Inside of three years, he said, the U.S. will have superimposed on its 'economy a $150 billion armament program, but it will scarcely feel the effects in the supply of civilian goods...
Franco has 485,000 "bodies in the line": a standing army of 422,000 men in 22 divisions, 23,000 men in a 72-ship navy, a 40,000-man air force. In all-out mobilization, Spain's military leaders say they can put 2,000,000 men in the field...
...Labor Party split was symbolized by the fact that Harold Lawrence, running for the House of Commons in a by-election at Bristol, is an all-out, no-arms, no-armor pacifist and the official candidate of the Labor Party, which is committed to rearmament. Attlee refused to send Lawrence the usual letter of endorsement, but his approval by the party executive committee was not revoked...