Rumsfeld warns US vulnerable as Soviet buildup grows
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld released Ford administration final military posture report warning the United States is unusually vulnerable to attack while Soviet power has risen. He noted a global decline in freedom and increased isolation of the US and allies, with a proposed 12 billion dollar Pentagon budget rise for 1978 to counter the Soviet threat.
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Pentagon Gives Missiles Go Ahead
The Defense Department authorized development of two strategic cruise missiles, the Navy Tomahawk with 2,000 mile range and launched from subs or ships, and an Air Force version for B52 bombers. A land based Tomahawk variant for mobile launchers was ordered, amid tensions with the Soviet Union over long range weapons and stalled arms talks.
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