Defense Dept.'s Weapons Programs Faulted
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The Defense Department's major weapons programs have suffered cost overruns in the billions of dollars, years-long delays and quality shortfalls because of poor acquisition practices by the department, according to a report released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office.
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Defense secretary issues blunt assessment of NATO's shortcomings in prosecution of war.
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The Bush administration knew as early as mid-2001 that a central plank of its argument about Saddam Hussein&#39;s alleged weapons of mass destruction was regarded by its own nuclear experts as probably untrue, it was reported yesterday.
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An Iraqi report about missing munitions intensifies the debate over the Bush Administration's handling of the war
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The administration is facing questions from weapons experts about whether some equipment â newly authorized for export to Chinese companies â could instead end up helping China modernize its military.
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The secretary of defense is under increasing fire over his curt response to a soldier&#39;s question. BY DREW BROWN. WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has always been a lightning rod for controversy
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The Pentagon failed to meet its goal  of declaring a missile defense system operational in 2004 and  critics said failures in testing the ambitious system show it  simply does not work.
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Description: An interceptor missile in the Pentagon&#39;s missile defense program fails to deploy in a test Wednesday. NPR&#39;s Michele Norris talks with a major critic of the current missile defense program, Philip Coyle.
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The selection of a basic design for what could become a new generation of U.S. nuclear warheads has drawn immediate opposition from some key members of Congress.
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UK defence firm BAE Systems is the subject of an anti-corruption probe by the US Department of Justice.
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The weapon that the Pentagon wants to use to shoot down a failing satellite is well-tested.  But its one weakness could pose a problem, as the military tries to take that satellite out.
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Defense Secretary Gates says his budget asks for a lower percentage of GDP than the military spent during Vietnam. But his calculation rests on a dubious premise
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The U.S. government has squandered millions of dollars intended for police training programs in Iraq because of rampant problems overseeing contractors, according to federal reviews released yesterday.
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The Defense secretary is drawing fire from increasingly vocal critics, including some senior Republicans and top military officers.
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The stage could be set for budget shifts that will hurt some defense contractors and help others.
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Statements by the Bush administration before and after the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 on Saddam Hussein's weapons programs:
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An Air Force decision to store nuclear-armed cruise missiles in the same North Dakota bunker as missiles containing dummy warheads played a key role in the unrecognized transport of six nuclear devices from North Dakota to Louisiana last month, according to the head of a congressional oversight...