Department of Defense authorization for appropriations for fiscal year 1989: hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, second session, on S. 2355 ....

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Page 40 - A forward-looking and fully- integrated national strategy, of course, must do more than focus on fundamental interests. From time to time, governments must take stock of continuities, changes, and challenges in the world around them.
Page 57 - ... programs which could provide a better balance between strategic offensive and defensive capabilities and provide important insurance options for the future. RISK ASSESSMENT With respect to risks, the FY1989 budget recognizes that a coalition strategy has become more — not less — important to the United States. Similarly, it was structured to preserve and optimize US contributions to the collective security of NATO Europe and our allies in Asia. We are not well positioned, however, to fill...
Page 40 - In the broad sweep, continuities include a Communist Party of the Soviet Union determined to compete head-on with the US for global power and influence; a vast and modern Soviet military apparatus designed for offensive operations; industrial European allies of the United States living under the shadow of Soviet military power; irreversible interdependencies on the global economic front; chronic instabilities in the Third World; and an exponential pace of discoveries in science and technology. From...
Page 54 - CINC's participated in the formulation of the budget and, while it is by no means risk-free, they are satisfied that, on balance, appropriate compromises and trade-offs have been struck at the resource level which has been set by the Budget Summit. It should be noted that this budget has been carefully and tightly constructed to fit within a firm pre-set commitment and that there is a careful interlocking of the constituent elements. It is imperative that the topline figure be honored and that the...
Page 447 - Abrams tanks, and cruise missiles have limited utility in the low intensity/ high probability environment that characterizes this hemisphere. At the lower end of the spectrum, the set of relevant deterrent force options is far more likely to consist of activities encompassing security assistance, combined training exercises, intelligence support, officer exchanges, civic action, psychological operations, engineer construction, medical exercises, and infrastructure development.
Page 59 - We have for this one year provided for short-term concerns, but put aside the challenges and cost of preparing for long-term military competition with the Soviet Union. Believe me the race will not go away just because we would prefer to save money. We are engaged in a security marathon and it would be folly to conclude otherwise. Thus, the Joint Chiefs of Staff strongly concur with Secretary Carlucci's conclusion that we should aim for 2* real growth in the biennial FY1990-91 budget submission.
Page 15 - OUTLAYS 265.6 274.0 277.3 285.5 resources allocated to defense but, because of an intensive internal program of acquisition reform, those resources were more effectively employed. Further, program and budget formulation have benefitted tremendously from increased participation by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Unified and Specified Commanders in these processes. However, with four years of real decline in defense already a fact, I fear we are already halfway into another decade of neglect without...
Page 527 - States, the preservation of our free and independent nation with its institutions and values intact. In the first half of the 1980s, the support of the Administration, the Congress and the American people enabled the Air Force to redress shortfalls in readiness, sustainability and force structure that developed during the difficult times of the 1970s. As a result, today's Air Force is better manned, equipped and prepared than at any other time in history. But, the job is far from complete. Budget...
Page 43 - GNP, now on a par with the USSR). The Kremlin, however, continues to stress armaments at the expense of all other sectors of the economy. As a result, one of the more dismal aspects about the East-West military balance is the sheer amount of combat equipment rolling off of Soviet assembly lines (eg, some 6,000 tanks and other armored vehicles, 2300 artillery pieces, 650 fighter/bombers, 500 helicopters, and 8 submarines annually). The Soviets can mass produce and replace military equipment on a scale...
Page 51 - Iraq-Iran war, the radical Islamic fundamentalist regime is exploiting these strengths. If the Iranian regime was ever to conclude the current hostilities on favorable terms and move toward internal stability, it could easily become a genuine threat to its Gulf neighbors. The United States interests revolve around petroleum and maintaining its traditionally close relationships with the western-oriented oil bearing states in the Gulf. Those nations will be important players in the Free World economy...

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