DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS HARRY R. SHEPPARD, California ALBERT THOMAS, Texas GERALD R. FORD, JR., Michigan HAROLD C. OSTERTAG, New York GLENARD P. LIPSCOMB, California WILLIAM E. MINSHALL, Ohio ROBERT L. MICHAELS and S. RALPH PRESTON, Staff Assistants to the Subcommittee 30-741 Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations WASHINGTON: 1964. KF27 A6 1949 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri, Chairman GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts JOSEPH M. MONTOYA, New Mexico GEORGE E. SHIPLEY, Illinois JOHN M. SLACK, JB., West Virginia JOHN LESINSKI, Michigan BEN F. JENSEN, Iowa WALT HORAN, Washington GERALD R. FORD, Michigan HAROLD C. OSTERTAG, New York FRANK T. BOW, Ohio CHARLES RAPER JONAS, North Carolina ELFORD A. CEDERBERG, Michigan ODIN LANGEN, Minnesota WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Wyoming BEN REIFEL, South Dakota LOUIS C. WYMAN, New Hampshire JOHN J. FLYNT, JR., Georgia NEAL SMITH, Iowa ROBERT N. GIAIMO, Connecticut JULIA BUTLER HANSEN, Washington EDWARD R. FINNEGAN, Illinois CHARLES S. JOELSON, New Jersey JOSEPH P. ADDABBO, New York JOHN J. MCFALL, California KENNETH SPRANKLE, Clerk and Staff Director (II) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1965 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1964. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION WITNESSES HON. HAROLD BROWN, DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING BEN G. HUFF, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF REVIEW AND SERVICES, O.D.D.R. & E. Mr. MAHON. Dr. Brown, we are pleased to have you before the committee again. We always look forward to your appearance with anticipation. If there is a more interesting committee in Congress than this one, I do not know what it is. We deal in very interesting matters and among the interesting witnesses who appear before us, Dr. Brown, none surpass you. We are concerned about the present status of military affairs and about the direction of our military programs. We want to know where we are now, and we think we know somewhat, but more especially we want to know where are we going to be 3 years, 5 years, 7 years, or 10 years from now. You are the director of the office where those kinds of things are considered continuously, I hope. I observe that your statement is a rather lengthy one, and understandably so, and I suggest that you proceed with your presentation. We will not interrupt you for lengthy interruption, but some interruptions might be in order from time to time to clarify certain points. U.S. MILITARY POSTURE How do you feel generally, Mr. Director, in regard to the status of our defenses and the prospects for our continued superiority in the field of military weaponry? Dr. BROWN. I would say, Mr. Chairman, that our current status is excellent and that our prospects, provided we make the correct choices and carry out adequate development programs, are also very good. I do not believe it is possible for us to be ahead in everything, simply because if the other side wants to select one thing and push very hard on it, they can make great advances. I do not believe that we want to be in the position of having to react to every spectacular phase in every area they choose to make a good push on. Our judgments may differ from those of the Soviet military planners about what is needed, and the needs themselves may be different for us than (1) |