Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006

ively demands the maintenance by the United States of

strain upon our economy. To amass military power without regard to our economic ca

l military policy, proper coordination of our armed services,

and duplication of effor

not sufficient. The biggest force is not

veloping an efficient military force. All members of our forces must be

them in such careful relation to our industrial facilities

ponsibility for developing plans to give our Nation maximum safety at minimum cost. Accordingly, the new Secretary of Defense and his civilian and military associates will, in the fut

rm to policies laid down in t

gnificant domestic, foreign, and military policies required for the security of the Nation. In these days of tension it is e

f them by all peoples. A related need, therefore, is to make more effecti

med citizens to survey this subject and to make recommendations i

of the United States and of the other peoples in the community of free nations

e aggressor, another powerful deterrent is defensive power.

al defensive strength must include civil defense preparedness. Because we have incontrovertible evi

et any emergency. The immediate job of the Federal Government is to provide leadership, to supply technical guidance, and to continue to