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...nonbinding measure, introduced in both houses of Congress last week, has already attracted 20 Senators and 143 Representatives as sponsors. "Will the time ever be more right?" asked Democratic Congressman Jonathan Bingham of New York. "Will the Russians stand still while we build the MX missile, the B-l bomber and the Trident submarine...
...small manufacturers who supply major contractors. Hans Weiss of Manchester, Conn., whose Dynamic Metal Products Co. welds machined engine parts for the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters, has a two-year backlog of orders. He warns, "If subcontract work on the B-1 bomber comes here, we just won't be able to take it on." Apex Machine Tool Co. in nearby Farmington, Conn., which makes fixtures and gauges for giant lathes and milling machines used in aircraft production, is already running at 100% capacity. Says President James Biondi: "If orders start to pick...
...already had an "overkill" capability; it was dangerous because it would compel offsetting Soviet moves; it would jeopardize SALT negotiations; it would weaken us because it might preclude newer and even better weapons down the road. The attainable was being blocked by a quest for the ideal. The B70 bomber, the antiballistic missile, the Bl, the MX, the Trident II missile have all been canceled or delayed...
Lobbvists were urged, on the other hand, to invite comparisons with the defense budget, for which Reagan has proposed the largest funding increase in U.S. history. Charts distributed to students showed how reducing the military proposals by two MX missiles, two Tridents and one B-1 bomber would free enough money to compensate for all the proposed cuts to the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program...
...Concrete foundations 40 feet into the earth were being poured last week in Columbus to secure the sensitive machinery that will produce central portions of this strategic bomber. The B-l will be an integral part of America's strategic deterrent only from 1986 to the mid-1990s, when the advanced-technology Stealth bomber is scheduled to replace it. The B-l is also likely to be virtually obsolete by the end of the decade because of improved Soviet air defenses. If Congress decided to scrap the $29 billion program, it could cut $4.7 billion from next year...