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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... result of the recent and diverging patterns of defense spending in the United States and the Soviet Union , we need increased resources to redress them . I will discuss our main concerns here . The details of our needs will be found in ...
... result of the recent and diverging patterns of defense spending in the United States and the Soviet Union , we need increased resources to redress them . I will discuss our main concerns here . The details of our needs will be found in ...
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... result of this large military investment , the Soviets have outproduced the United States in tanks , armored fighting vehicles , artillery , sub- marines , and minor surface combatants for more than a decade . Their present output of ...
... result of this large military investment , the Soviets have outproduced the United States in tanks , armored fighting vehicles , artillery , sub- marines , and minor surface combatants for more than a decade . Their present output of ...
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... result we no longer plan forces on the basis of a U.S. - PRC conflict , although a responsive conventional force structure as well as nuclear forces provide hedges against a potentially threatening China . To the extent that our forces ...
... result we no longer plan forces on the basis of a U.S. - PRC conflict , although a responsive conventional force structure as well as nuclear forces provide hedges against a potentially threatening China . To the extent that our forces ...
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... result independent of knowledge about enemy action . -- In the light of these functions , our posture must have the flex- ibility and responsiveness to follow Presidential direction . The Department of Defense must not be committed to a ...
... result independent of knowledge about enemy action . -- In the light of these functions , our posture must have the flex- ibility and responsiveness to follow Presidential direction . The Department of Defense must not be committed to a ...
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... result of technological developments alone . Second , the Soviets are exploiting many of these developments in their large strategic programs , just as we are . Third , the power and credibility of our strategic deterrent are sensitive ...
... result of technological developments alone . Second , the Soviets are exploiting many of these developments in their large strategic programs , just as we are . Third , the power and credibility of our strategic deterrent are sensitive ...
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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