Outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday that while difficult cuts are inevitable in the defense budget, unneeded weapon systems already have been eliminated and major ones being developed are vital. In what was billed as his last major policy speech, the retiring head of the Department of Defense said to achieve President Barack Obama’s goal of $400 billion in security savings over 12 years, “real cuts” and “real choices” need to be made. A review of Pentagon spending Gates…
Gates: Budget Cuts Shouldn’t Include More Big Weapon Systems
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