FOREIGN RELATIONS, 19 5 0, VOLUME I


   1. The extermination of anything which stood in their way toward
 their often declared objective- a world communist state.
   2. The rapid advancement they have made toward their ultimate
,goal, as characterized by such developments as:
       a. In the past 10 years, the communist or communist controlled
     peoples of the world have increased from some 188 million people
     to over 800 million people.
       b. In nearly every country of importance in the world the com-
    munists now have a well organized, well trained, and militant
    minority which takes maximum advantage of the tolerance of
    democratic governments; this to the extent that the United States
    and other countries might be sabotaged at the start of a general
    war to the point where successful continuance of the conflict
    would be impossible.
       c. Through clever, consistent, and determined propaganda,
     more people in the world may now-well believe that communism
     is a better form of government for them than is democracy.
   The Soviets have, outside their own country, millions of well
trained men organized to fight the battle of communism. As a result,
they can continue to bleed the democracies without committing their
-own troops.
   The Soviets are steadily increasing the power of their own army,
navy and air force, as well as their stock of atomic bombs and the
,equipment to deliver the latter. With relatively minor exceptions,
everything would now seem to be going according to their schedule for
world conquest. Attainment of an adequate stock of atomic bombs
appears the only remaining requirement in their plan for world
conquest.
  To those who have followed these developments over recent years,
the grave danger of the current world situation is all too apparent.
   If Korea 'has taught us anything, it is that the peace loving democ-
racies cannot afford to wait for additional Soviet aggression before
mobilizing to meet that aggression. We must build, now, a. defense
sufficient not only to cope with other Koreas, but also one which can
form the basis for an ultimatum to the Soviets that we will hold them
responsible for, and subject to retaliation in case of additional
aggression.
   An analysis of the scope and character of the current United States
military build-up, however, indicates a contemplated build-up that is
rnot adequate to meet the present world situation, particularly when
the United States, supposedly the strongest nation, is now with diffi-
culty maintaining its position against Russia's weakest satellite.
   Recently the Defense Department estimated that, for the next three
fiscal years, the military elements of the national security program
would require the following percentages of the country's supply of
:three basic materials:


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