War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Europe Goes Nuclear; 104; Berlin Crisis

From a bamboo garden to the Berlin Wall we are maintaining our commitments standing together with other free nations to counter the communist design for world conquest. On the Continent. Our forces frequently hold surprise emergency exercises to keep sharp the military alertness which guards this front here never knowing in advance whether they are answering a genuine call to action or not. These troops respond with swift and professional missions. But the wall remains in Berlin. What tangible symbol of terror in me in the 20th century was. Directing these world spanning activities as the responsibility of a joint chiefs of staff under the chairmanship of General Maxwell Taylor. Throughout 1962 General Wheeler represented the army. Admiral Anderson was the Navy member. General in May was Air Force chief.

And General the commandant of the Marine Corps. Under their direction much has been done. The number of Polaris submarines has been increased and by late 1964 or early 1965 we will have twenty nine of these roving nuclear missile bases in operation. Manned by two alternating crews of Polaris squadrons maintain their undersea patrolling 60 days at a time. In 1962 the increased Polaris strength at sea vastly more effective nuclear deterrent power in dealing with a crises which are old. The. Other nuclear powered ships cruise the surface of the sea. Ships like the carrier Enterprise is now fully operational. The nuclear draws are long. And the guided missile frigate Bainbridge. The conventional powered Albany firing three missiles at once represents a sizable force of

high firepower cruising. In the air bombers. The Strategic Air Command are constantly alert and ready to respond to presidential command. And Sacra visor for the nuclear deterrent to its tremendous ballistic second strike or counter punch capability. At bases like Maelstrom Air Force space the missile man a strategic missile wings stand by their quick firing Minuteman rockets and hardened underground silos. Air Force specialists and nuclear defense. Who's right and who's to launch their birds works to prevent rather than start a nuclear war. You know our ground forces to the importance of missile fire power is emphasized in such hardware

as the Pershing which can strike targets over 300 miles away. Simultaneously in the peaceful exploration of space directed by NASA's. Big Army Navy Air Force and Marine Corps provide support with the weapons and. Missile boosters. And manpower. The reorganization of the National Guard and Reserve structure announced near the end of 1962 will provide more combat ready U.S. units streamlined to meet cold war crises of the future. And the Berlin crisis of 1961. The nation reliant heavily upon its citizens soldiers sailors and airmen. And the first reservists returning in 1962 after a year of active duty were welcomed and thanked by the commander in chief. One hundred forty eight thousand reservists and National Guardsmen responded to this call.

Important individuals whose special abilities answer the needs of a specialized crisis. The strong emphasis given to expanding the Army Special Forces is a continuing program. Each one of these highly trained soldiers is twice Obama on TIR. First as a paratrooper. Then for the demanding and hazardous duty with special warfare operations entail. The air commandos of the Air Force form a similar military elite of men trained to function in small groups as instructors and advisors. Maybe to train small units for lonely and dangerous men. Men who must be expert in a variety of skills. Quite often in more than one empire

like the Air Commando or special forces soldier. The Navy frogman of an underwater demolitions team as something special. A man who has proven his ability and dedication to long hard and hazardous training. So looking back on 1962 the nation may be justly proud of its armed services. And of its citizens who make of those armed services the globe circling force for freedom but they are. Individually and collectively. They work from the premise step of offense of freedom anywhere on earth. Means the defense of freedom. For ourselves.