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obsolete and would be useless against newer Russian planes and the B-36, which would be our main reliance if we had to deliver atom bombs over long distances from existing bases, is fast becoming obsolete and must be replaced by all-jet planes like the B-47, cn which production has just strated.
are:
1. Can we, with the proposed reduction of Air Force appropriations sustain the necessary steady flow of production of planes able to hold their own against the best Russia can put in the air?
2. Is the ultimate goal of 120 instead of 143 wrings previously recommended by the Air Force adequate to meet the Russian threat o- are fiscal policies to be given priority over defense needs?
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