Senate hearing tackles Safeguard ABM figures clash
Capitol Hill witnesses spar over Defense Department claims and revised intelligence in the Safeguard Missile Defense System debate. Jerome Wiesner and Edward Teller clash while Sen. Fulbright and Sen. Gore press the Pentagon on accuracy, funding, and constitutional authorization.
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Army Sheridan tank rushed to production to dodge critics
A confidential Government Accounting Office report obtained by a reporter accuses the Army of using budgetary considerations to push the Sheridan tank into premature production. It notes an internal Army letter by Lt. Gen. William B. Burker urging 1966 production despite faulty ammunition to avoid political and budgetary repercussions.
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