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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1971
Page
4
Von Braun, planning chief of NASA, warned the space race is not won and the US could be overtaken again by the Soviets if it rests on laurels. He noted the USSR spends about twice as much on space exploration as the United States.
The General Accounting Office will publish findings showing the armed forces wasted billions through poor planning and indecisiveness in major weapons acquisitions. It highlights cost growth from 33 to 117 billion, 3.5 billion in engineering changes, and prolonged debates over systems like surface to air missiles and specialized helicopters. The study cites bureaucratic layering causing delays and notes some improvements in setting weapon characteristics.
Newsweek cites White House briefings claiming Russia may strike U.S. Minuteman forces with MIRV heavy missiles. Reports allege six warheads per missile, a 1 megaton yield, and potential Russian test programs targeting satellites and jet fighters like a Foxbat. Immigration to Israel and other items noted by Alsop are included.
President Nixon and Mrs Nixon will host a traditional military reception at the White House on February 17 honoring the armed forces top echelon. High level Pentagon officials Joint Chiefs of Staff members and top Washington military men are invited to the formal evening event. The last such reception was held in May 1968 during Lyndon B. Johnson's administration.
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