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...warhead nuclear missile alone, has been in trouble on the Hill because the weapons will be vulnerable to Soviet attack unless the Administration can figure out how to base them safely. Last week Ronald Reagan reversed course again and said that it was not economically or strategically feasible to "superharden" the concrete of old Minuteman silos, which are to be the temporary base of the first 40 missiles. If Congress decides not to buy any MXs until it knows where to put them, $1.4 billion can be cut from the 1983 budget, and the $2.7 billion for research and development...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fat on the Sacred Cow | 2/22/1982 | See Source »

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