Misstatement charged over Safeguard missile defense figures
Senate hearing on Safeguard missile defense pits Dr. Jerome Wiesner against Dr. Edward Teller. Wiesner accuses the Pentagon of altering figures and misrepresenting intelligence to justify deployment as Teller argues for urgency and Nixon era policy.
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Senate Foreign Relations Disarmament Subcommittee
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Edward Teller
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Army Sheridan tank rushed to production amid budget fears
The GAO accuses the Army of pressing Sheridan tank production to dodge political criticism and budget cuts. A confidential report cites an internal Army letter by Lt Gen William B. Burger urging 1966 production despite faulty ammunition to avoid adverse political and budgetary impacts.
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Government Accounting Office
Army
William B. Bunker
Army Materiel Command
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