Every cherished future plan of the U.S. Army revolves around a time-honored concept known as the mobilization base. The mobilization base consists of a cadre of regular troops, a stockpile of arms and ammunition, stand-by production facilities, National Guard and Reserve units, etc.all of which are geared to help the Army expand to 100 divisions in less than two years after war comes.
But the U.S.'s long-range military plannersincluding Dwight Eisenhower, Defense Secretary Wilson and Chairman Arthur Radford of the Joint Chiefs of Stafffirmly believe that the next big war, if it comes, will be an atomic-airpower onslaught. Consequently...
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