Catch-22 end run around cease fire in Vietnam
U S advisers reenter Saigon for limited 60 day mission to organize spare parts supply for the Vietnamese Air Force. The operation uses four day cycles with overnight hops to the Philippines to bypass travel limits. South Vietnam risks a funding shortfall without a requested 300 million dollars in additional military aid from Congress.
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Schlesinger warns of disaster from one sided military cuts
Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger told the Senate Armed Services Committee that unilateral U S reductions in military strength risk miscalculation and disaster. He urged maintaining adequate defense while pursuing detente and noted Soviet upgrades, missiles, and new Delta class submarines expanding strategic power.
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Resumption of Minuteman missile installations ordered
The Pentagon ordered the Air Force to resume installing the last 50 Minuteman missiles carrying MIRVs at Malmstrom AFB Montana after a brief suspension tied to U S Soviet arms talks. Officials indicated Geneva talks may have resolved verification ambiguities related to the Vladivostok agreement.
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