Background Readings, Issue 21Industrial College of the Armed Forces, 1974 |
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... cost of multilateral assistance programs in Africa . Last year the Peace Corps maintained 2 , 500 volunteers in 25 African countries , providing teacher training and vocational skills . Ameri- can assistance to Africa totaled about ...
... cost of multilateral assistance programs in Africa . Last year the Peace Corps maintained 2 , 500 volunteers in 25 African countries , providing teacher training and vocational skills . Ameri- can assistance to Africa totaled about ...
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... cost and effectiveness , the basic considerations and alternatives for decision making . New agencies have emerged outside the military depart- ments , either directly under the Secretary of Defense or under the JCS . Within the ...
... cost and effectiveness , the basic considerations and alternatives for decision making . New agencies have emerged outside the military depart- ments , either directly under the Secretary of Defense or under the JCS . Within the ...
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... costs may rise to well over 60 percent . At the same time , the costs of new weapons systems have generally been two to three times the costs of those they replace , largely due to increasing complexity . The combination of these two ...
... costs may rise to well over 60 percent . At the same time , the costs of new weapons systems have generally been two to three times the costs of those they replace , largely due to increasing complexity . The combination of these two ...
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... cost estimating throughout the system . -- We must scrutinize stated requirements more closely to ensure that scarce resources are allocated optimally in terms of real need . -- -- We must apply technology to reduce costs as well as to ...
... cost estimating throughout the system . -- We must scrutinize stated requirements more closely to ensure that scarce resources are allocated optimally in terms of real need . -- -- We must apply technology to reduce costs as well as to ...
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... cost - estimating techniques . We are exploring the feasibility of applying the ' design to a cost ' concept to all major weapon systems . We are examining ways to strengthen profit incentives for the reduction of costs on major ...
... cost - estimating techniques . We are exploring the feasibility of applying the ' design to a cost ' concept to all major weapon systems . We are examining ways to strengthen profit incentives for the reduction of costs on major ...
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Page 152 - Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict; (ii) Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; 2.
Page 81 - Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes. In order to accomplish the aim of the preceding paragraph, land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained.
Page 84 - First, the United States will keep all of its treaty commitments. Second, we shall provide a shield if a nuclear power threatens the freedom of a nation allied with us or of a nation whose survival we consider vital to our security.
Page 210 - Interim Agreement on Certain Measures with Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms...
Page 64 - To carry out this policy we must: — increase domestic production of all forms of energy ; — act to conserve energy more effectively ; — strive to meet our energy needs at the lowest cost consistent with the protection of both our national security and our natural environment...
Page 339 - Office for Drug Abuse Law Enforcement, the Office of National Narcotics Intelligence, and certain activities of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. The Treasury Department is also heavily engaged in enforcement work through the Bureau of Customs.
Page 68 - I urge that highest national priority be given to expanded development and utilization of our coal resources. Present and potential users who are able to choose among energy sources should consider the national interest as they make their choice. Each decision against coal increases petroleum or gas consumption, compromising our national self-sufficiency and raising the cost of meeting our energy needs.
Page 63 - Today, with 6 percent of the world's population, we consume almost a third of all the energy used in the world. Our energy demands have grown so rapidly that they now outstrip our available supplies, and at our present rate of growth, our energy needs a dozen years from now will be nearly double what they were in 1970.
Page 72 - We as a nation must develop a national energy conservation ethic. Industry can help by designing products which conserve energy and by using energy more efficiently. All workers and consumers can help by continually saving energy in their day-to-day activities: by turning out lights, tuning up automobiles, reducing the use of air conditioning and heating, and purchasing products which use energy efficiently.
Page 178 - Deterrence of war is the primary goal of our strategic policy and the principal function of our nuclear forces. Thus, our objectives continue to be : — to deter all-out attack on the United States or its allies ; — to face any potential aggressor contemplating less than all-out attack with unacceptable risks; and — to maintain a stable political environment within which the threat of aggression or coercion against the United States or its allies is minimized. Strategic forces are the central...