ABSTRACT
The international situation is bringing more and more to the front the question of the defense of the Soviet Union. The party, the working-class, and the peasantry ought to give renewed and greater attention to the Red Army and the Red Fleet. All the facts of our economy, politics, and culture, are connected with the problem of defense. The army is a pattern of the whole social structure. It reflects, in the sharpest possible manner not only the strong, but the weak side of the existing regime. Experience teaches that in this sphere least of all is it safe to rely upon appearances. Here especially it is better to err upon the side of triple tests and self-criticism, than on the side of easy-going trust and confidence. The question of industrialization has decisive significance for the technical resources of our defense.
