# America Not Secure Against Brute Force Says Cordell Hull, 1940/05/15

"Washington, DC: Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, warns Americans to re-arm, to prepare against the threat of 'brute force'! Meanwhile, Gen. John J. Pershing, head of our Army during the World War, returns to lend his weight to speeding defense measures." (sound of Hull speaking) (partial newsreel)

- Kind: Newsreel
- Year: 1940
- Genres: History, News
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/1940-05-15_America_Not_Secure)
- Licence or status: [Public domain (Creative Commons dedication)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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