Weapons of war

Okay, so we watched the Canadian documentary movie “Stupidity” here at the house today, and we were all gobsmacked by a little snippet of what looked like an old propaganda film, that appeared to contain this line:

"... each new scientific development in the weapons of war presents a new challenge. But the people of Portland, through working together, are ready."

Am I hearing this quote right? And does anybody have any idea what film this is from? File is here:

[audio:http://www.feedle.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/weaponsofwar.mp3]