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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... functions of the U.S. Navy is to protect our merchant shipping from attack . In order to do so , we must concentrate resources on anti- submarine warfare ( ASW ) and seaborne anti - air warfare ( AAW ) rather than on a major anti ...
... functions of the U.S. Navy is to protect our merchant shipping from attack . In order to do so , we must concentrate resources on anti- submarine warfare ( ASW ) and seaborne anti - air warfare ( AAW ) rather than on a major anti ...
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... functions of the U.S. Navy is to protect our merchant shipping from attack . In order to do so , we must concentrate resources on anti- submarine warfare ( ASW ) and seaborne anti - air warfare ( AAW ) rather than on a major anti ...
... functions of the U.S. Navy is to protect our merchant shipping from attack . In order to do so , we must concentrate resources on anti- submarine warfare ( ASW ) and seaborne anti - air warfare ( AAW ) rather than on a major anti ...
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... functions our defense will be expected to perform in the achievement of U.S. objectives . Of these functions , three deserve particular emphasis because of their impact on defense planning and policy . The first function is to provide ...
... functions our defense will be expected to perform in the achievement of U.S. objectives . Of these functions , three deserve particular emphasis because of their impact on defense planning and policy . The first function is to provide ...
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... functions of the strategic nuclear forces are by now well established . The possibility of a strategic nuclear attack on the United States itself is very low . But since the consequences of such an attack would be so catastrophic , we ...
... functions of the strategic nuclear forces are by now well established . The possibility of a strategic nuclear attack on the United States itself is very low . But since the consequences of such an attack would be so catastrophic , we ...
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... functions , if we are to reinforce and sustain our overseas forces especially in Europe after the initial phase of a ... function . They might well serve as a deterrent to the spread of the conflict ; they could possibly immobilize other ...
... functions , if we are to reinforce and sustain our overseas forces especially in Europe after the initial phase of a ... function . They might well serve as a deterrent to the spread of the conflict ; they could possibly immobilize other ...
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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