Department of Defense authorization for appropriations for fiscal years 1988 and 1989: hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One hundredth Congress, first session on S. 1174 ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1987 |
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Page 2941 - National Security and International Affairs Division Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: I am pleased to appear before the Subcommittee today to discuss the status of: — the Navy's new Seawolf attack submarine (SSN-21 ) construction program, and — development of the Seawolf 's new combat system'.
Page 2861 - A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought." Among nuclear powers, any conflict carries the risk of irreversible escalation. Deterrence, therefore, must be a continuum. It does not break into the discrete packages that we tend to address in academic literature. Deterrence extends all the way from discouraging terrorist attacks on American citizens to the prevention of a strategic nuclear exchange. If our strategy is to be successful, we must have the ability to counter and meet threats...
Page 3442 - ... necessary data to support their recommendation for other than full and open competition. (c) Justifications required by paragraph (a) above may be made on an individual or class basis. Any justification for contracts awarded under the authority of 6.302-7 shall only be made on an individual basis. Whenever a justification is made and approved on a class basis, the contracting officer must ensure that each contract action taken pursuant to the authority of the class justification and approval...
Page 3653 - Low-intensity conflict is the prime challenge we will face, at least through the remainder of this century. The future of peace and freedom may well depend on how effectively we meet it.
Page 3655 - Low intensity conflict is a limited politico-military struggle to achieve political, social, economic, or psychological objectives. It is often protracted and ranges from diplomatic, economic, and psycho-social pressures through terrorism and insurgency.
Page 3117 - SCN appropriation of about $11.0 billion, in FY 87 dollars, to sustain the 600-ship force level. That Is Just about the amount that the Congress has been appropriating the past few years. In the face of Increased demands for conventional defense capabilities and an era in which we see foreign bases and ports of call at risk the aircraft carrier will become an even more Important tool of our conventional defense and foreign policy. The President's Budget for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 contains long-lead...
Page 3510 - ... products, and does not manage or direct any operations but its own. An over-all view of RAND is difficult to present, in part Sponsors because of the great diversity of its interests and its skills, and the range of its sponsors. The Air Force is its principal sponsor, but its work is also supported by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Atomic Energy Commission, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies. Nongovernmental...