Pentagon Wish List Nears $110 Billion under Laird
As Melvin R. Laird prepares to become defense secretary, a Joint Chiefs of Staff wish list totals 100 to 110 billion dollars. It includes expanded anti missile defenses, a new strategic bomber, a larger ICBM program, shipbuilding, and upgrades for planes, tanks, guns, and barracks, much of which has been delayed by Vietnam costs.
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Postwar shape of U S defense policy questioned
Civil and military leaders weigh options after Vietnam. Debate centers on sustaining overseas deployments versus building smaller rapid reaction forces in the United States. Analysts note Western retreat, Soviet expansion, and advancing ICBMs. Questions loom on Korea, Thailand, Europe, and alliance burdens.
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