Titan II questions linger after Arkansas missile blast
Congress pressed Air Force Secretary Hans Mark for details on last week’s Titan II explosion near Damascus Arkansas. He offered no answers pending ongoing investigations and said the Titan II remains a critical, though aging, part of the U S strategic force with about 84 sites in three states and missiles capable of enormous power.
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Reagan Attacks U S Defense Policy Over Middle East Crisis
In Texas and Colorado and during a stop in El Paso, Ronald Reagan argued that U S foreign policy over the last 30 years created a weakened defense and vacillating stance that contributed to the Iran Iraq conflict. He implied a readiness to use force if necessary. Mondale challenged him to offer concrete solutions.
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