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Publication Date: July 1983
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Robert Foelber
Research Area: Military and defense
Keywords: National security
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
A number of the Pentagon's new weapons are being rushed into production without thorough testing under realistic combat conditions. The result: the armed forces are being equipped with a growing number of costly weapons of dubious combat effectiveness. This is eroding rapidly the national consensus for increased defense spending.