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Danzig: Obama Would Examine Army’s Future Combat Systems, National Missile Defense

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Friday, October 3rd, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) would not immediately cut defense spending if elected president, but would scrutinize the affordability of acquisition efforts including the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program and national missile defense, a senior campaign adviser said yesterday. Richard Danzig, a former Navy secretary under President Clinton, also cited concerns with Navy shipbuilding costs and quantities during a breakfast with the Defense Writers Group in Washington. While Danzig said he does not "see defense spending declining…

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