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purchase Of new, modern weap-
ons by about $500 million-from
SIS billion In the last budget.
Army spokesmen were grateful
but still convinced, that Army
modernization will need much
more money to put this country
in good shape for limited war.
The Navy, while pleased
about six new escort ships and
three nuclear-powered attack
submarines, believed it needed
five Of the subs In this years
budget. =
The trend In the Air Force
away from bombers and toward
missiles was continued. AS Pres
ident Eisenhower put it in his
budget message:
"Just a few years ago the
United States was programming
twice as much money for
manned bomber systems as for
strategic missile systems. The
budget for the coming fiscal
year, by contrast, programs
more than four times as much
for strategic missile systems as
for manned bomber systems.
Similarly. defense against bal
listic missile attack took only
a small part Of the total capital
investment in continental air
defense as recently as the fiscal
year 1857, whereas in the COM
ing fiscal year 1t will be q sub
stantial percentage Of the total.
Describes Hopes
In describing his plans for
long-range nuclear striking
forces. the President said:
by the end of fiscal year
1862. the largest part Of the
planned squadrons Of the Atlas
ballistic missile system will be
operational q total Of l29
missiles and 13 spares are
planned). and a significant
number Of the planned Titan
missiles will be in place and
ready Q26 Titans and IA spares
are now planned).
"The solid propellant Min
uteman missile system is now
well along in development, and
the first missiles are scheduled
to become operational during
the calendar year 1862. Funds
are requested for five additional
Polaris submarines, making q
total Of 10 submarines which
will have been fully funded,
and for the procurement OF
long leadtime components OF
five more"
All bomber production is
scheduled to stop by the end
of calendar year 1862. But the
budget contains new funds to
develop the BIO 2,000-mile-
an-hour bomber system.
Spending Higher
The President also asked for
$3.50 million in extra appropri-
ations for the current fiscal
year. A civilian pay increase
and new readiness" measures
taken this summer will push
spending above earlier esti-
mates. Mr.. Eisenhower said.
About 5000 million Of this
money will 60 for pay. most
OF the rest to the Army and
Navy for more troops and for
an increase in aircraft carrier
strength.
All three services will keep
their present troop levels
$4,000 men in the Army,
625.000 in the Navy, 175.000 in
the Marine Corps and 822, 300
in the Air Force.
The Army will keep II divi-
sions: the Navy 38l combat
ships and the Air Force will
drop from SO combat wings
to 81.
The Navy is not asking for
a new aircraft carrier. In alter
nate years the Navy asks for a
carrier or for anti-submarine
warfare forces. Money for re-
pair Of the burned carrier
Constellation is not in this
budget.
The Air Force will get enough
money to stockpile parts and
train crews for a 65-plane
emergency airborne alert. This
Is half Of what the Air Force
believes is necessary.
I'm total" Mr.. Eisenhower
said. there has been an in
creased emphasis on versatile
and modern multipurpose mill
tary units equipped and pre-,
pared for all forms Of military
action-from limited emergen-
cies to a general war"