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Chiefs oppose basing plan in MX missiles debate
Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. George Vessey Jr. told Senate Armed Services that three of the five chiefs opposed the dense pack basing plan for MX missiles, warning the president was being pressed into a decision before technical uncertainties were resolved. The House had voted to delete production funds for the first missiles, while the Senate prepared to act. The debate centered on whether to base the missiles on a Wyoming plain and how to defend against Soviet threats, with divisions among the service chiefs and strong criticism from lawmakers over the plan’s risks and salesmanship.
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Sam Nunn
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Vessey
House
Senate
Joint Chiefs
Weinberger
Reagan
Nunn
D-Ga
Jackson
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Dmass
Carter
Utah
Nevada
Joint Chief
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Howard H. Baker Jr
Rtenn
Baker
White House
Larry Speakes
Moscow
Tass
le Monde
NATO
Joseph Luns
U.S
Europe
George P. Shultz
Brussels
London
the Standard
The
Times of London