More Spending Is Needed on Weapons Systems, Panel Says

nytimes.com — Even as political pressure grows to reduce the federal budget deficit, a blue-ribbon board led by former top national security officials called on Thursday for more spending on weapons systems.

The panel warned that efforts by the defense secretary, Robert M. Gates, to cut waste would not free enough money to modernize aging ships and planes and close a “growing gap” between the size of the military and its missions.

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