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This article discusses various issues related to the U.S. military forces. Public relations is among the newest of U.S. military weapons. Although military commanders and the War Department issue battle reports that were printed or elaborated by the press during the Civil War and the Spanish-American War, the U.S. military service did not issue its first formal press release until 1904. U.S. spends 59 per cent of its more than $80 billion budget on national security every year. However, the U.S. President says that they should guard against unwarranted influence by the military-industrial complex.

This section offers world news briefs for the week of January 22, 1938. In Soviet Union, the Kremlin is planning to embark on an extended national defense program which may consume more than traditional 20 percent of the country's national budget. In Canada, the government has appropriated 35,000,000 million Canadian dollars for defense expenditure. In France, due to covering by shorts, the French francs rallied strongly, according to the article.

The article focuses on the national security condition in Israel. Premier Levi Eshkol states the efforts of Jewish people in claiming the lands owned by their forefathers and cites the preparations they have made against any possible attacks from Arab countries. It notes that the country has 71,000 efficient soldiers and 230,000 reservists. Moreover, the assistance of the U.S. and Great Britain to the country is also mentioned.

This article focuses on the social status of the Soviet Union Army. Pride and patriotism are characteristics of the modern Soviet Army, a professionally led citizen army, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this spring. No accurate figures are available, but it is conservatively estimated that the Soviets spend more than one-third of their national budget on defense. Behind the draft army of 2 million are millions of trained reserves, which can be mobilized within forty-eight hours. The Soviets manage this by training every able-bodied man after his 18th birthday, and enlisting him after active duty in both the national reserve and the unique network of para-military "sports clubs" that are a basic feature of Soviet life.

The article offers information on the political plans of President John F. Kennedy in managing the political problems in Laos. It states that President Kenney has pledged not to attack using military forces. It notes that the major elements in the Kennedy-McNamara blueprint emphasizes that strategic nuclear force as the keystone of national security.

The philosophical basis for the war policy of colonel Juan D. Perón government was set forth in June, 1944, by Colonel Per&oacute,n himself in a speech at La Plata University, in which he stated that "war is an inevitable social phenomenon," and that "all other activities must be subordinated to the purpose of national defense--not simply by the armed forces of the nation, but also through the subordination of all government departments, private institutions, and the entire people." A new organic law was announced which compelled all Argentine citizens to prepare for the defense of their country. While conscription for active military duty applies only to males, girls and women are to be prepared for service in the army in various women's auxiliary corps.

Argues that the crisis provoked by the European war is putting the mental and moral fiber of the American people to a severe test. Discussion of the issue of peace and war and its relation to national policy, interests and ideals; No indication as yet of any effective consensus of opinion; Prevailing agitation for and against increased armament; Argument that it is not whether the American people are armed or unarmed, but it is the spirit in which and the purposes for which the burden of armament is incurred.

The article looks at the military career of Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, Chief Naval Operations (CNO) of U.S. Navy. The two most pressing problems to be handled by him are attracting and retaining volunteers and maintaing the security interests of U.S. despite budget cuts. It also discusses his past assignment in Vietnam as commander of U.S. Navy and his suave intellectualism. It also discusses about his views regarding modernization of the forces, nuclear deterrence and aircraft carriers. It reports on his service during the Second World War in Shanghai, China.

The article discusses how Warsaw Pact troops received U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson's special assistant for national security. It mentions that the troops faced crisis, when Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin called on Johnson to discuss issues about Soviet military preparedness for an invasion. With this, Johnson called a National Security Council meeting to response Dobrynin immediately.

Focuses on the policies of the National Defense Advisory Commission (NDAC) in the U.S. Comments on the criticism of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Information on the acquisition of shoes, underpants, handkerchiefs, toilet articles, mosquito netting and plumbing equipment by NDAC; Description of relations between New Dealers and NDAC; Fulfilment of NDAC officials' demands; Reasons for delays in programs of the War Department.

The article reports on the progress of talks about the issue of German rearmament as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower called for the addition of at least 10 divisions from Germany of the 40 divisions that are required to defend Europe against Communist forces. Ren&eaute; Pleven of France had developed a compromise plan but its implementation dragged. Eisenhower finally convinced the reluctant French to accept some of the German demands.