Army tests laser guided artillery shell on moving tanks
The Army successfully tested a laser guided 155 mm howitzer shell at White Sands Missile Range. The weapon changes course in flight to hit moving tanks at long range with claimed accuracies of one to three feet. Production could begin in a few years, with costs around five thousand dollars per shell versus five hundred thousand for a tank.
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Pentagon watchdog urges $15 billion cut from arms budget
Pentagon monitor Admiral Gene La Rocque says $85 billion suffices for a strong posture and urges trimming excess. He predicts Ford will request about $95 billion for 1976, with total near $104 billion including future-year payments. He calls for cancelling the B1 bomber and limiting Trident subs to one per year to free funds for civilian projects.
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Kissinger power seen a danger to diplomacy
Former San Francisco Mayor George Christopher testified at a two day hearing on reforming U S foreign policy criticized Henry Kissinger calling him a surrogate president and urged broader bipartisan input to prevent one man from shaping all major policy and covert accords noting dangers in covert engagements and unilateral decisions.
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