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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1968

Page

4

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.

Washington Nixon Melvin R. Laird Vietnam Joint Chiefs of Staff Defense Clark M. Clifford Congress Army Navy Air Force Joint Chiefs U.S Ze i Study Laird

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.

Air Force United States Pentagon Nixon America Mediterranean Indian Ocean Czechoslovakia U.S Vietnam Laois Cambodia Thailand Asia South Korea Europe Atlantic Alliance Germany

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