Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1979: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1978 - United States |
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... capability allows us to make a choice . In the case of our c3 system , flexibility means much more than the capacity to detect a nuclear attack and give the " execute " order to our forces . In addition to survivability and the ability ...
... capability allows us to make a choice . In the case of our c3 system , flexibility means much more than the capacity to detect a nuclear attack and give the " execute " order to our forces . In addition to survivability and the ability ...
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... capability is longer in range than the counterpart NATO systems . While these are powerful forces , the Soviets have deployed even longer - range systems with a theater or peripheral attack capability in the USSR itself . These systems ...
... capability is longer in range than the counterpart NATO systems . While these are powerful forces , the Soviets have deployed even longer - range systems with a theater or peripheral attack capability in the USSR itself . These systems ...
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... capability with Soviet capability . However , our primary measure of strategic capability is our ability to retaliate after a Soviet first- strike . Analyses show that , over a range of hypothetical major wartime events , our current ...
... capability with Soviet capability . However , our primary measure of strategic capability is our ability to retaliate after a Soviet first- strike . Analyses show that , over a range of hypothetical major wartime events , our current ...
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... capability with Soviet capability . However , our primary measure of strategic capability is our ability to retaliate after a Soviet first- strike . Analyses show that , over a range of hypothetical major wartime events , our current ...
... capability with Soviet capability . However , our primary measure of strategic capability is our ability to retaliate after a Soviet first- strike . Analyses show that , over a range of hypothetical major wartime events , our current ...
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... capability will be substantially improved by the mid - 1980s . On the other hand , we see the Soviets making increased use of satellites for tactical purposes that could include the targeting of U.S. ships . Their satellites represent a ...
... capability will be substantially improved by the mid - 1980s . On the other hand , we see the Soviets making increased use of satellites for tactical purposes that could include the targeting of U.S. ships . Their satellites represent a ...
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active addition air defense aircraft airlift allies amphibious areas Army assessment attack balance ballistic missile base bomber capability carrier CHART command and control communications continue conventional cost cruise missile DEFENSE BUDGET Department of Defense deployed deployment deterrence effective efforts enemy equipment Europe fiscal fleet force levels force structure funds helicopter ICBM improve increase initial launchers logistic maintain maintenance major manpower Marine Corps ment military million MINUTEMAN MINUTEMAN III mission mobility modernization NATO naval forces Navy's nuclear forces nuclear weapons operations percent personnel planned potential procurement production projected readiness reduce request requirements reserve satellites sea control Secretary BROWN Senator STENNIS shipbuilding ships SLBM Soviet Navy Soviet Union squadrons SSBNs strategic nuclear submarines surveillance TACFIRE targets theater nuclear theater nuclear forces threat TRIDENT U.S. forces U.S. Navy United USSR V/STOL warfare Warsaw Pact weapon systems