COLORADO SPRINGS Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates issued a clear warning to the military and its industrial partners on Tuesday that expensive, new conventional weapons must prove their value to current conflicts, marked by insurgency and...

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Pentagon must focus on current war demands, even if it means straining the U.S. armed forces and devoting less time and money on future threats, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday in Colorado Springs. ...
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. - Defense Secretary Robert Gates issued a warning to the military and its industrial partners on Tuesday that new weapons must prove their value to current conflicts, marked by insurgency and terrorism, if they hope for a...
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is working to change a defense culture that looks too much at fighting the next war to justify expensive, cutting-edge systems that may not be justifiable. Or, as the headline writer of Thom Shanker’s report puts...