The board finds it hard to see how - when the economy is falling apart - we can increase the armed forces b y 70,000 and continue to countenance such poor performance in building new weapons systems as
- the Army's new combat vehicle system which is budgeted at $160 billion yet seems to be more of a wish than a practicality
- the Navy's development of new ships which are 8 years late in reaching production
- the Air Force's running at 50% over budget for new planes.
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