في ذلك الوقت، دفاع دولتي كان يتعلق بأمر واحد وأمر واحد فقط: مدى قوة جيشنا، ومدة قوة قواتنا الجوية، مدى قوة بحريتنا ومدى قوة حلفائنا.
At that time, the defense of my country was about one thing and one thing only: how strong was our army, how strong was our air force, how strong was our navy and how strong were our allies.