President Barack Obama and Pentagon leaders pledged to end “Cold War” weapon systems when discussing the Pentagon’s strategic review yesterday, but shared no details about program cancellations that will be unveiled in five weeks. Obama told reporters at the Pentagon that the Defense Department’s recently completed strategic review--a comprehensive military examination intended to identify $487 billion in reductions to planning defense spending over the next decade--will guide efforts to strengthen the U.S. presence in the Asia Pacific, shrink the size…
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