U.S. Deficit Panel Proposes Steep Military Cuts -- Defense News
Promising to "cut spending we simply can't afford, wherever we find it," the co-chairmen of a U.S. presidential commission propose to:
■ Reduce military weapon buying by 15 percent.
■ Cut spending on weapon research by 10 percent.
■ Close a third of U.S. military bases overseas.
■ Freeze military pay.
A 15 percent cut in current $107 billion procurement spending would be about $16 billion. And a 10 percent cut in the current $79 billion research budget would be $7.9 billion.
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Deficit Reduction Panel Report -- Information Dissemination
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DoD 2012 budget to exceed target savings -- Federal News Radio
Experts Predict $20 Billion in Additional Cuts as DoD Costs Rise -- Executive Government
Deficit Panel's Leaders Push Cuts -- Wall Street Journal
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