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...recent review by former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Gen. John M. Shalikashvili concludes that the treaty would reinforce America's military dominance and prevent other nations from developing more advanced nuclear weapons. His analysis confirms what proponents of the treaty have argued all along--that, as the nation with the most advanced nuclear weapons and the most sophisticated technology to simulate actual tests, the U.S. has the most to gain from a comprehensive test...
...that report by the Pentagon's top tester last November, the Marines boasted that an increasing number of V-22s were able to fly. "The Marine Corps wants the airplane to be low maintenance and high reliability, and we're driving the program office to make that happen," Brig. Gen. James F. Amos, a top Marine pilot, said in the wake of the critical report's release. Now those numbers, too, are suspect - although Amos's comment shows that the pressure Leberman must have felt to boost the V-22's readiness rate was not imaginary...
...proposed Cabinet contains several luminaries. Gen. Colin L. Powell as Secretary of State, Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense, and Paul O'Neill as Treasury Secretary--all under the watchful eye of Vice President Dick Cheney--should serve the nation well, bringing years of experience in federal administration. Condoleezza Rice also seems a promising candidate for national security advisor...
President-elect George W. Bush's first nomination for his nascent Cabinet was a confirmation on Saturday of the worst-kept secret in Washington: Gen. Colin L. Powell, (Ret.), for secretary of state. Would for him that every step of this fast tiptoe through the transition minefield could be this sure...
...This morning, in the wake of the crash, Marine Commandant Gen. James Jones grounded the Osprey fleet and asked Defense Secretary William Cohen to convene a panel of experts to review the program. The Marines also asked the Pentagon to postpone an imminent decision on whether or not the aircraft is ready for full-scale production...