The Nation - News from Dec. 5, 1985
Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger has backed away from his initial resistance and endorsed major provisions of a bill to strengthen the Joint Chiefs of Staff system, Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) said. Goldwater released a letter from Weinberger in which the defense chief laid out his position. Weinberger’s endorsement of the major provisions in the legislation followed a strong House vote in favor of changes and a move in the Senate to revise the JCS system.
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