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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL



Report To The Congress

OF THE UNITED STATES


Impediments To Reducing

The Costs Of Weapon Systems





Major weapons' cost growth since World War
II far exceeds the rate of inflation, and no
relief is in sight. Various Department of De-
fense efforts to restrain costs are worthwhile,
but unlikely to achieve really substantial cost
reductions. The rising costs have reduced the
quantities of weapons produced and widened
the U.S. forces' numerical disadvantage with
the Soviet arsenal.

Many complex factors contribute to high
costs; however, the military's desire for maxi-
mum performance, high-technology weapon
systems together with congressional funding
instability and constraints are the major cost
drivers. Military and political considerations
may prevent fundamental changes, but GAO
makes recommendations that could relieve
the cost problem.





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