Share

From this page you can share The Cold War Takes a Hit to a social bookmarking site or email a link to the page.
Social WebE-mail
Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
The Cold War Takes a Hit
(Your Name) has forwarded an article to you from CommonDreams.org: The Cold War Takes a Hit

(Your Name) forwarded this article to you from CommonDreams.org.

Sign up here if you would like to receive daily news from CommonDreams.org.

The Cold War Takes a Hit

The war that ended 20 years ago has lived on in a menu of weapons systems we have continued to develop, modify, and build at ever increasing cost, if not utility, since then. Defense Secretary Robert Gates' announcement of significant cuts in several of those systems signals that in a new administration and a severe fiscal crisis, this Cold War legacy may finally be winding down.

Posted in defense spending