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...said, "With the dwindling Soviet threat, we can cut defense spending by over a third by 1997," in part by canceling production of unnecessary weapons systems. . . On the Other Hand: On the eve of the Connecticut primary, Clinton reminded voters that he supports the construction of the $2 billion Seawolf nuclear submarine, which happens to be built in Groton, Conn. Bush's budget deleted the sub as too costly and unnecessary...
Peace threatens other big-ticket items as well, like the $3 billion Seawolf nuclear submarine that the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics is building in Groton, Conn. Since completion of its Los Angeles-class attack submarine, Electric Boat has depended heavily on the Seawolf to keep business humming. But while work on the first Seawolf is under way, experts say the Navy is unlikely to get any more of the 12 subs it once sought...
Meanwhile, workers have found brittleness and cracks in most of the welds of the Navy's futuristic SSN-21 Seawolf-class submarine, the first of which is under construction in Groton, Conn. The responsibility seems to belong to the Navy, which set standards for welding a new high-tensile steel that apparently permitted too much carbon in the welding rod. Though the hull was 15% completed when the problem was detected, builders may have to start from scratch using new steel. There are serious doubts whether the $2.5 billion sub-killing craft will ever...
...Pentagon's new image of competence has suffered a bit of a setback. Officials at Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., have discovered that the $1.7 billion SEAWOLF attack submarine being built there is too large for the Thames River. To move the vessel, the Navy will have to dredge a $12 million, eight- mile channel. Some residents contend that the removal of 2.7 million cu. yds. of contaminated sludge will harm the fishing industry, and have called for a full environmental-impact study before the digging begins...
...Cobra helicopters, so efficient in the fighting, will close; the Army wants a new heavy battle tank and a high-tech helicopter instead. The Navy will eliminate or scale back some weapons designed for battling the Soviets, including its Trident SLBM submarine program and its hunter-killer Seawolf submarine procurement, and reduce its overall carrier group strength from 13 to 12. Increased costs will almost certainly force the Air Force to cut its proposed purchase of 120 C-17 transport planes...