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MASAD-81-35 1 (1981-08-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabcgw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Countervailing Strategy Demands Revision Of Strategic Force Acquisition Plans To meet the requirements of deterrence in the 1980s, U.S. strategic nuclear forces will need capabitities not envisioned in the design of existing weapon and support systems. These requirements result from the threat posed by large numbers of effective Soviet nuclear forces and air defenses and from the deterrent strategy the United States adopted to neutralize the implications of that threat. 116056 This countervailing strategy includes the capability to survive a major Soviet nuclear at- tack, the capability to ensure destruction of the Soviet Union, and maintenance of a clearly evident capability to effectively engage in nu- clear conflicts of a more limited nature. If projected increases in DOD spending are to effectively meet strategic needs, changes are needed to ensure that programs conceived under previous approaches to strategic deter- rence can meet new requirements. The Secre- tary of Defense should develop an acquisition strategy that clearly delineates the programs needed to meet the requirements of counter- vailing strategy and shows the time frames when these capabilities can be available. This acquisition plan should be submitted to the Congress as part of DOD's next budget presentation. \5xsD s7 . MASAD-81-35 4CCOLS' AUGUST 5, 1981 0i 7(q3

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