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Page 201 - Includes all effort directed toward the solution of specific military problems, short of major development projects. This type of effort may vary from fairly fundamental applied research to quite sophisticated bread-board hardware, study, programming and planning efforts. It would thus include studies, investigations and minor development effort. The dominant characteristic of this category of effort is...
Page 710 - Department, while acting within the scope of his office or employment, under circumstances where the United States, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant for such damage, loss, injury or death, in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred.
Page 550 - Moreover, such an ABM deployment designed against a possible Chinese attack would have a number of other advantages. It would provide an additional indication to Asians that we intend to deter China from nuclear blackmail, and thus would contribute toward our goal of discouraging nuclear weapon proliferation among the present nonnuclear countries.
Page 714 - The appropriation requested is a consolidation of the estimates of the military departments for: retired pay of military personnel on the retired lists of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; retainer pay for members of the Fleet...
Page 617 - My presentation will cover the budget requirements of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Education Programs and the Office of Information for the Armed Forces. Representatives of other activities included in the operation and maintenance, Defense agencies...
Page 716 - Temporary disability The temporary disability category is an interim classification for disabled personnel where there is some doubt as to the degree or permanence of their disability. Personnel are placed on the temporary disability list for a period of not to exceed 5 years in accordance...
Page 159 - Memorandum for the Secretaries of the military departments; the Director of Defense Research and Engineering; the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; the Assistant Secretaries of Defense; the General Counsel; the assistants to the Secretary of Defense; and the Directors, defense agencies.
Page 463 - SLBM force, at least through the early to mid1970's. But, in my judgment, it would be entirely too risky to rely upon only one of the three elements in our strategic offensive forces. We cannot preclude the possibility that the Soviets in the next few years may devise some weapon, technique or tactic which might increase the vulnerability of our Polaris/Poseidon submarines.
Page 543 - The atom bomb is a paper tiger which the US reactionaries use to scare people. It looks terrible, but in fact it isn't.
Page 708 - Department for funds embezzled or for claims arising from error, loss due to defalcation of unbonded mail clerks and commissioned officers, and (2) claims for damage due to accidents arising under training contracts with contractors caused by the negligence of military trainees. It is estimated that $50,000 will provide for such miscellaneous claims In fiscal year 1973.