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mitte. did make some cuts. For example, it decided the Air force , should not he permitted tp buy 10 ■•executive-type” jet airplanes at a total cost of $21.8 million” for the limited purpose of transporting government official* documents.” / y r , - \
The peculiar and frightening times in which We,mu5t live are reflected in die committee’s comment on how the world’s hopes for peace and fears of war are influenced as much or more by dramatic incidents than by cold figures of comparative strength: if
“The soviet successes in rocketry have demonstrated that there is a definite relationship between preparation for a'possible hot war and progress in die current cold Twar. Our successes of the future in retaining 'world leadership will depend in considerable measure upon our accomplishments of what may be termed the spectacular; that is, doing those thinks that capture man’s imagination. It is accomplishment of, the spectacular that could help put us ahead and keep us ahead in the cold war.” To its space adventure references, the committee added a grim summary of Soviet attention to the modernization pf its conventional iorccs: „
“It is reported that the Soviets have re-equipped their ground forces with newly-developed missiles, tanks, ' guns, armored per, sonnel carriers and amphibious verhiles. They have deloyed in Europe and the Far East a large navy with powerful conventional submarine forces capable of threatening our sea lanes and control of the seas generally. With respect to their air lorces, the number has remained fairly constant over the P3*1 few years, but the quality of the forces has apparently been steadily improved by the introduction, of . modern jet .aircraft Itad missiles of ■ various types.
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