The Pentagon Budget, Under Scrutiny

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“The Pentagon Budget and the Deficit” (editorial, Sept. 27) is on target in calling on the Pentagon to “sharply prune the tens of billions it spends every year on building new versions of cold war weapons systems ill suited to America’s 21st-century military needs.” This includes proposals for new nuclear subs and bombers that would cost upward of $100 billion over the coming decades.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/opinion/the-pentagon-budget-under-scrutiny.html?emc=tnt&tntemail1=y