Nixon era military fear of unauthorized orders exposed
Washington officials warned for months before Nixon resignation about guarding against unapproved presidential orders. Defense Secretary Schlesinger monitored the chain of command as fears grew of a rogue unit acting or a genuine military emergency during the White House crisis. Newsweek excerpts from The Final Days relay Kissinger’s dire views and Ford’s reaction to the revelations.
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Rumsfeld Says U S Lacks Global Military Supremacy
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld argues the United States has moved from superiority to rough equivalency in basic military capacity over the past 15 years. He blames Congress spending and long-ago decisions for the trend and says failure to boost defense could require a veto of Ford's budget.
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Scare tactics in push for bigger arms budget
Three Democratic members of the House Armed Services Committee cited in a minority report that the administration uses goblin stories to frighten the public into approving higher defense spending. They warned against exaggerating threats while a shifting committee approves more procurement and research funding than requested, boosting the program by about two billion dollars.
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Mansfield Says Kissinger Cuba Threats Are Useless Rhetoric
Senate Majority Leader Mansfield dismissed Kissinger’s Cuba threat as empty rhetoric on CBS TV. He said Congress had not been consulted on any Cuba plans and would not back a blockade, while noting no Africa policy exists and calling détente phrasing childish. He supported arms sales to Egypt and more SALT discussions.
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Former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger warned in Reader's Digest that the Angola affair marks a decline in U S strength since Southeast Asia. He argued that Cuba remote from U S shores could act far abroad, signaling reduced awe of American power and emboldening Communist China and European allies, aiding Reagan's 1980 campaign.
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