Defense chief defends tanks bombers carriers from missile threat
Defense Secretary James Schlesinger defended tanks bombers and aircraft carriers against missile vulnerability. He cited data showing antitank weapons were overstated, blamed Israeli tactics, and argued carriers and bombers deter Soviet planning and underpin U S power in regional conflicts.
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Washington
UPI
James Schlesinger
Center For Strategic and International Studies
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Ford aims Soviet nuclear arms pact under Vladivostok plan
President Ford instructed negotiators to pursue a nuclear arms accord with the Soviet Union based on Vladivostok principles set with Leonid Brezhnev. He rejected calls to lower ceilings before formal agreement, with talks to begin in Geneva on Friday and an accord targeting 1985.
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Ford
Soviet Union
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Vladivostok
Awe Teenoe
Eetration
Geneva
Critics challenge arms ceilings in Vladivostok talks
Exclusive critics say ceilings were set too high risking a continued arms race. Sen Henry M Jackson and liberal lawmakers Edward Kennedy Charles Mathias Jr pressed for a lower ceiling and faster talks. Kissinger may back a final accord with immediate Geneva negotiations to curb new weapon development.
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Geneva
Military changes urged to keep all volunteer force viable
Rand Corp researcher Richard Cooper told the Defense Manpower Commission in Los Angeles that the all volunteer military can be sustained five years from now. He urged higher reenlistment, targeted pay and retirement incentives, automation to remove hard to fill jobs, and accepting skilled volunteers who do not meet combat physical standards if they are otherwise healthy.
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Rand Corp
Richard Cooper
Rand
Defense Manpower Commission
Los Angeles
Armed Services
Haig repays army charges for liquor shipments mislabelled
Gen Alexander Haig Jr reimbursed 91 dollars for shipment charges on crates labeled glassware containing vodka and wine. An aide said the mistake arose from a diplomatic passport misused and a labeling error by Washington packers. Bratton confirmed the incident as another recent embarrassment.
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UPI
Alexander Haig Jr
White House
NATO
Duncan
Haig
Joseph Bratton
Bratton
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