Rumsfeld pitches 329 billion defense budget plan
The 2002 defense budget totals 329 billion, proposes retiring 50 Peacekeeper missiles and cutting B-1B bombers to two bases, with potential base closings in 2003. Rumsfeld cites need to prepare for new threats while lawmakers question the moves and political implications in Texas and South Dakota.
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Pentagon to mothball a third of B-1B bomber fleet
The Defense Department plans to retire 33 of 93 B-1B Lancer bombers, consolidating remaining aircraft at Ellsworth and Dyess. The move, first major post cold war cut, aims to save about 165 million dollars in 2002, sparking protests over potential job losses at bases in Georgia Kansas Idaho.
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