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HOW SAFE ARE OUR TROOPS?

Authors :
Thompson, Mark
Maag, Chris
Thornburgh, Nathan
Zabriskie, Phil
Source :
TIME Magazine; 12/20/2004, Vol. 164 Issue 25, p30-33, 4p, 7 Color Photographs
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

Discusses how the U.S. Pentagon ended up with a shortage of armored vehicles for U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Response of U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld when questioned by a soldier regarding protective armor for military vehicles; Concerns among soldiers serving in Iraq and their families as the death toll has climbed; Reasons for the shortage of armored humvees; Outlook for speeding up the production cycle of vehicles with improved armor; Suggestion that the demand for armored vehicles in Iraq will keep rising.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0040781X
Volume :
164
Issue :
25
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
TIME Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
15343343