Department of the Navy Report to the Congress: Fiscal Year 1991
Abstract
Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, I welcome this opportunity to review with you the posture of the Navy-Marine Corps team, and to discuss with you the Department of the Navy Budget for Fiscal Year 1991. Mr. Chairman, dramatic changes in the world order are now unfolding that are likely to alter fundamentally the basic tenets of U.S. defense planning. While many of these changes give us cause for great hope, others are cause for great concern. For instance, there has been no increase in regional stability to accompany the positive trend in superpower relations; a simple fact illustrated by events in Asia, Central America and by continued conflict in the Middle East. Complicating this picture is the rapid proliferation of sophisticated weapons to Third World countries, many with regimes hostile to U.S. interests. And while we welcome the new views expressed by Soviet leaders, Soviet naval capabilities are still formidable, and in some areas expanding. Indeed, progress toward a more democratic Eastern Europe, with its potential for lower overall levels of armament, is promising, but the course is uncharted and success is far from certain.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA223791
Entities
People
- A. M. Gray
- Carlisle A. Trost
- H. L. Garrett