Hearings on Military Posture and H.R. 10929: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1979 Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, Second Session, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978 - Government publications |
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... early stages of any conflict and are capable of timely response to crisis . Unfortunately , I cannot report that our forces , by this definition , are as ready as I would like them to be . There are several reasons for the current state ...
... early stages of any conflict and are capable of timely response to crisis . Unfortunately , I cannot report that our forces , by this definition , are as ready as I would like them to be . There are several reasons for the current state ...
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... early . In the case of the Air Force , we plan to exploit the greater availability of tanker aircraft made possible by the cancel- lation of the B - 1 bomber . Our changes to the FY 1978 defense program have already included a wide ...
... early . In the case of the Air Force , we plan to exploit the greater availability of tanker aircraft made possible by the cancel- lation of the B - 1 bomber . Our changes to the FY 1978 defense program have already included a wide ...
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... early warning will be based on the early warning satellite system , the Ballistic Missile Farly Warning System ( BMEWS ) , the Space Detection and Tracking System ( SPADATS ) , the soon- to - be operational PAVE PAWS and FPS - 85 ...
... early warning will be based on the early warning satellite system , the Ballistic Missile Farly Warning System ( BMEWS ) , the Space Detection and Tracking System ( SPADATS ) , the soon- to - be operational PAVE PAWS and FPS - 85 ...
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... early 1980s . b . Submarine - Launched Ballistic Missiles ( SLBMs ) The Soviet SLBM force continues to undergo both expansion and modernization . Construction of the YANKEE - class submarine has stopped at 34 units and 540 tubes ...
... early 1980s . b . Submarine - Launched Ballistic Missiles ( SLBMs ) The Soviet SLBM force continues to undergo both expansion and modernization . Construction of the YANKEE - class submarine has stopped at 34 units and 540 tubes ...
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... early as the early 1980s , although it is more likely to take place later . In addition , work is proceeding on a new surface - to - air missile . The Soviet anti - submarine warfare capability is evolutionary in character . Each ...
... early as the early 1980s , although it is more likely to take place later . In addition , work is proceeding on a new surface - to - air missile . The Soviet anti - submarine warfare capability is evolutionary in character . Each ...
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