“Would there be time, in the next war, to consult Congress?

“In this new age, what was the role of infantry, battleships and conventional weapons?

“Should American troops be dispersed overseas or kept home to man the walls of a ‘Fortress America?’ 

“How much reliance could be placed on the allies of the United States?

“In short — Where do we stand? How do we survive?

“Americans searched for a single, all-embracing answer and found none.

“So the 1950s began as the age of anxiety.”