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Pentagon clash over Soviet bomber threat and interceptors
Air Force and civilian analysts dispute a key NIE projection that the Soviet Union will not field a supersonic strategic bomber by 1976. Gen McConnell urges new 2000 mph interceptors. McNamara backs upgrading the F106 with a $1 billion missile fit, arguing Soviet threat may decline. Senate committee resisted funding for F106X.
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Washington
Air Force
Pentagon
U.S
John P. McConnell
United States
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of Defense
McNamara
National Intelligence
NIE
Soviet Union
Unite States
McConnell
Senate Armed Services Committee
CIA
Defense Intelligence Agency
National Security Agency
State Department
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Senate