Levin Calls for Greater DOD Focus on Threats 'More Likely' to Face U.S.

By Adam J. Hebert / November 15, 2000 at 5:00 AM
The United States should focus more attention and resources on the threats posed by asymmetric warfare, terrorism and other threats "more likely" to threaten the nation than two improbable major theater wars, a prominent senator said today, especially because terrorists will likely move toward the use of weapons of mass destruction in the future. The "thrust of objectives" the nation needs to address has changed, said Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Although the...

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