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Defense spending under study by McNamara in 1960s
The article reports extensive congressional records criticizing expensive, unclear military projects. It notes Defense spends about 60 percent of the budget, McNamara’s base closures and manpower cuts, zeroing in on the nuclear powered aircraft and Skybolt missile as emblematic excesses, with GAO findings on wasted plant facilities and premature production before feasibility.
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General Accounting Officer
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Pentagon
Department of Defense
U.S
Ee Bee
Robert 8. McNamara
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McNamara
Defense Department
Air Force
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Skybolt
Mehre