DEFENSE: The Organization Man

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Most of these moves were admittedly stopgap; e.g., it is entirely possible that neither Jupiter nor Thor but the Navy's solid-fuel Polaris is the IRBM of the near future. Neil McElroy has not yet had to put his personal drive or his organization-man's skill to the fullest test. Before he is through, he will have to. For the U.S. Secretary of Defense is no longer a man who prepares for hot war while the Secretary of State wages cold war. Indeed, U.S. defense shortcomings have been a major factor in the weakening of the U.S. diplomatic position in Europe. And not until Neil McElroy—or someone else—brings sound defense and sound organization to the Pentagon will the U.S. again move ahead positively in both hot and cold war capabilities.